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搓衣板

co1 ji1 baan2

cuo1 yi1 ban3

a scrubbing board; washboard [Syn.] 搓板 [粵]: 洗衫板

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

搓衣板

This word was added by Steph_fr on 9th Nov 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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搓 co1 caai1 cuo1 chai1 cuo3 - to rub between the hands
衣 ji1 ji3 yi1 - clothing
板 baan2 ban3 ban4 - plank; board

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