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发条

fā tiáodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
clockwork spring (used to power a watch or windup toy etc) / (attributive) windup / clockwork
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-084eb3466a51885b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

發條 发条 [fa1 tiao2] /clockwork spring (used to power a watch or windup toy etc)/(attributive) windup; clockwork/

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Other forms in these source records: 發條

  • 发
    fā

    to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds)

    fà

    hair / Taiwan pr. [fǎ]

  • 条
    tiáo

    strip / item / article / clause (of law or treaty) / classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.