See chine on Wiktionary
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"g": "f-p"
},
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"chì‧ne"
],
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]
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"word": "chino"
}
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],
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"chino",
"chino#Italian"
]
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"ipa": "/ˈki.ne/"
},
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"rhymes": "-ine"
}
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}
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{
"word": "china"
}
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],
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"china",
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]
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{
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"extra": "crack",
"word": "chyne"
}
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"extra": "spine",
"word": "chyne"
}
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"chyne",
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{
"alt_of": [
{
"word": "chynen"
}
],
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"alternative form of chynen"
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"chynen",
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]
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"word": "chino"
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],
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"chino",
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]
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{
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{
"word": "chinar"
}
],
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],
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[
"chinar",
"chinar#Portuguese"
]
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"word": "chinar"
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"chinar",
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}
],
"word": "chine"
}
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