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英噸

简英吨 · 繁英噸

Mandarin · pinyin Yīng dūn

tonne
imperial or US tonne, equal to 2240 pounds or 1.016 metric tons

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英: yīng · petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero; England, English
噸: Look up this written character
吨: dūn · metric ton; (Cant.) to babble, gibberish

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1–1 · Ying1 dun1

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jing1 deon1

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short ton (unit of weight)
long ton (unit of weight)

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