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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
soldier's copper saucepan, used for cooking food by day and for sounding the night watches during the hours of darkness (in ancient times)
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刁斗 刁斗 [diao1 dou3] /soldier's copper saucepan, used for cooking food by day and for sounding the night watches during the hours of darkness (in ancient times)/

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刁斗
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