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雙筒望遠鏡

简双筒望远镜 · 繁雙筒望遠鏡

Mandarin · pinyin shuāng tǒng wàng yuǎn jìng

binoculars

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雙: Look up this written character
筒: tǒng · thick piece of bamboo; pipe
望: wàng · to look at, look forward; to hope, expect
遠: yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound
鏡: Look up this written character
双: shuāng · set of two, pair, couple; both
远: yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound
镜: jìng · mirror; lens; glass; glasses

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1–3–4–3–4 · shuang1 tong3 wang4 yuan3 jing4

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soeng1 tung2 mong6 jyun5 geng3

Cantonese word readings for 雙筒望遠鏡. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

binoculars (hand-held device for looking at a distance)

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