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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 pa·lan·quin /ˌpælənˈkin, ˈkwɪn, ˈkɪn, ˈpælənˌ; pəˈlæŋkwən/
 擔在肩上的轎子

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pal·an·quin n.  An inclosed carriage or litter, commonly about eight feet long, four feet wide, and four feet high, borne on the shoulders of men by means of two projecting poles, -- used in India, China, etc., for the conveyance of a single person from place to place. [Written also palankeen.]
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 palanquin
      n : a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers
          [syn: palankeen]