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Change log entry 65546
Processed by: richwarm (2018-05-03 06:59:57 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 62007 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
1) bike frame
See picture of a bottom bracket shell here:
http://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=61627&start=45
I guess it's called 五通 because it has five things going through it:
- seat tube
- down tube
- chain stay (x2)
- bottom bracket
https://www.princeton.edu/~humcomp/bikes/design/desi_56.htm

The following sentence on Baidu's page on bottom brackets (中轴) makes it clear that they go inside the 五通, which is therefore the bottom bracket shell.
中轴,就是装在车架五通内的用于连接左右曲柄的转动部件。
https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E4%B8%AD%E8%BD%B4

There's also this Baidu page on 五通 (自行车部件):
五通是指车架装牙盘的那个位置,连接着中管,坐管,在车架的最底部。所要安装的部件为中轴,
https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E4%BA%94%E9%80%9A/22108969
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2) Buddhism
Wp ~ 五通可以指:
五神通,又稱五神變,佛教術語,為五種神通的合稱
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BA%94%E9%80%9A

GR ~ (Bouddh.) Abrév. de 五神通 : Les cinq pénétrations spirituelles : ...
A ~ 〈Budd.〉 the five supernatural powers
Diff:
+ 五通 五通 [wu3 tong1] /bottom bracket shell (in a bicycle frame)/(Buddhism) the five supernatural powers (abbr. for 五神通)/
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