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海波

Mandarin · pinyin hǎi bō

hypo (loanword)
sodium thiosulfate Na2S2O3 used in fixing photos (formerly hyposulfite)
wave (sea)

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海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
波: bō · waves, breakers; undulations

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3–1 · hai3 bo1

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noun · Etymology 1

(literary) sea wave

noun · Etymology 2

(inorganic chemistry, informal) hyposulfite of soda; sodium thiosulfate

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