shé xià xiàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
sublingual gland / saliva gland under tongue
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Original source entry:

舌下腺 舌下腺 [she2 xia4 xian4] /sublingual gland/saliva gland under tongue/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 舌
    jī

    used in 喇舌[lǎ jī] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"

    shé

    tongue

  • 下
    xià

    down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action

  • 腺
    xiàn

    gland

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