硬件

Mandarin · pinyin yìng jiàn

Meanings

  1. hardware
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硬
yìng · hard, firm, strong; obstinate
件
jiàn · numerary adjunct for article; matter
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ngaang6 gin2 · ngaang6 gin6

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noun

  1. (Mainland China, Hong Kong, computing) hardware
  2. (Mainland China, Hong Kong, figurative) infrastructure

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