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熱寂

简热寂 · 繁熱寂

Mandarin · pinyin rè jì

(physics) heat death of the universe

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熱: rè · hot; heat; fever; restless; zeal
寂: jì · still, silent, quiet; desolate
热: rè · hot; heat; fever; restless; zeal

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4–4 · re4 ji4

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(cosmology) heat death; heat death of the universe

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