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物質文明

简 物质文明 · 繁 物質文明
Mandarin · pinyin wù zhì wén míng

Meanings

  1. material culture
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物
wù · thing, substance, creature
質
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文
wén · literature, culture, writing
明
míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
质
zhì · matter, material, substance
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4–4–2–2 · wu4 zhi4 wen2 ming2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mat6 zat1 man4 ming4

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mat6 zat1 man4 ming4

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noun

  1. material progress (of a society)

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