Word information
Simplified棉条
Traditional棉條
Pinyinmián tiáo
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Chinese word dictionary
棉条
mián tiáo · (textiles) sliver; tampon (abbr. for 衛生棉條|卫生棉条[wei4 sheng1 mian2 tiao2])
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