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航艦

简航舰 · 繁航艦

Mandarin · pinyin háng jiàn

(Tw) aircraft carrier (abbr. for 航空母艦 háng kōng mǔ jiàn)

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航: háng · sail; navigate; ship, boat
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舰: jiàn · warship

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2–4 · hang2 jian4

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noun

(informal, Taiwan) short for 航空母艦／航空母舰 (hángkōng mǔjiàn, “aircraft carrier”)

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