鞲鞴

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Chinese

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simp. and trad.
(鞲鞴)

Etymology

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Phono-semantic matching of German Kolben; coined by Chinese scientist Xu Shou in 1871 in 《汽機發軔》 (Li, 2004).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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鞲鞴

  1. (dated) piston (in a steam locomotive)