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馬可尼

简马可尼 · 繁馬可尼

Mandarin · pinyin Mǎ kě ní

Marconi, UK electronics company

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馬: Look up this written character
可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly
尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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3–3–2 · Ma3 ke3 ni2

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