核四

Mandarin · pinyin Hé sì

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  1. Fourth Nuclear Power Plant near New Taipei City 新北市 Xīn běi shì, Taiwan
  2. also called Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant
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核
hé · seed, kernel, core, nut; atom
四
sì · four
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2–4 · He2 si4

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核四 · He2 si4
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Exact source record核四 核四 [He2 si4] /Fourth Nuclear Power Plant near New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan/also called Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant/