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Chinese
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bottle; (a measure word); vase bottle; (a measure word); vase; pitcher |
neck
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| trad. (瓶頸)
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瓶
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頸
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| simp. (瓶颈)
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瓶
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颈
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Etymology
Calque of English bottleneck.
Pronunciation
Noun
瓶頸
- (literal, figurative) bottleneck; (figurative) plateau
Synonyms
- (chiefly Cantonese) 樽頸／樽颈 (zeon1 geng2)
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) 瓶仔頷／瓶仔颔