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菠蘿蓋

bo1 lo4 goi3

kneecap (patella)

Level: 3

菠蘿蓋

菠 bo1 bo2 bo1 - spinach
蘿 lo4 luo2 - [1] a kind of creeping plant; a wistaria [2] [
蓋 goi3 koi3 gap3 hap6 kap6 gai4 {ge3} {he2} | ge3 {gai4} { - [1] [v] cover; hide [2] [n] lid; covering [3]

This word was added by bybell on 4th Nov 2006

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