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"sense": "musical instrument",
"word": "馬林巴琴"
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "mǎlínbāqín",
"sense": "musical instrument",
"word": "马林巴琴"
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"sense": "musical instrument",
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"word": "marimba"
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"sense": "musical instrument",
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"sense": "musical instrument",
"word": "marimba"
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"sense": "musical instrument",
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "musical instrument",
"word": "marimba"
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"roman": "marinba",
"sense": "musical instrument",
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