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火車

简火车 · 繁火車

Mandarin · pinyin huǒ chē

train
Classifier: 列 liè, 節 jié, 班 bān, 趟 tàng

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火: huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart

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3–1 · huo3 che1

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fo2 ce1

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noun

train (Classifier: 列 m; 架 c; 節／节 m; 班 m c; 趟 m; 隻／只 mn-t)
(historical) combat chariot carrying equipment for attack by fire
(Buddhism) fiery chariot that sends a sinner to hell

name

(Hong Kong, colloquial, somewhat dated) East Rail line

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