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曲柄鑽

kuk1 beng3 zyun3

qu1 bing3 zuan4

a hand drill with crank handle

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

曲柄鑽

This word was added by bybell on 25th Mar 2008 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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曲 kuk1 qv1 {qu3} - crooked; winding; twisted
柄 bing3 beng3 bing4 bing3 - handle of something; knob; authority
鑽 zyun3 zyun1 zuan1 zuan4 - to drill; bore; pierce; dig through

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