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旋轉木馬

syun4 zyun2 muk6 maa5

xuan2 zhuan3 mu4 ma3

merry-go-round; roundabout; carousel

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

旋轉木馬

This word was added by tym on 20th Jan 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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旋 syun4 xuan2 {xuan4} | xuan4 {xuan2} - [1] [v] revolve; move in orbit; circle; spin [
轉 zyun2 zyun3 zhuan3 zhuan4 - turn; transfer; revolve
木 muk6 mu4 - tree; wood
馬 maa5 ma3 - horse

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