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候風地動儀
简 候风地动仪 · 繁 候風地動儀Mandarin · pinyin hòu fēng dì dòng yí
Meanings
- the world's first seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 張衡 Zhāng Héng in 132
Characters in this entry
- 候
- hòu · wait; expect; visit; greet
- 風
- fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
- 地
- de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
- 動
- dòng · move, happen; movement, action
- 儀
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- 风
- fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere
- 动
- dòng · move, happen; movement, action
- 仪
- yí · ceremony, rites gifts; admire
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Mandarin tones
4–1–4–4–2 · hou4 feng1 di4 dong4 yi2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
hau6 fung1 dei6 dung6 ji4
Cantonese word readings for 候風地動儀. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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hau6 fung1 dei6 dung6 ji4
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