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颚裂

è liè

2-character word Traditional 顎裂

What 颚裂 means

1. cleft palate (birth defect)

The characters in 颚裂

• 颚èjaw; palate
• 裂lièto split; to crack; to break open

Words containing 颚裂

• 唇颚裂chún è liècleft lip and palate

Sounds the same

Read è liè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 恶劣vile; nasty; of very poor quality
• 腭裂cleft palate

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