骨牌效應

简 骨牌效应 · 繁 骨牌效應
Mandarin · pinyin gǔ pái xiào yìng

Meanings

  1. domino effect
  2. ripple effect
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骨
gǔ · bone; skeleton; frame, framework; Kangxi radical 188
牌
pái · signboard, placard
效
xiào · result, effect; effectiveness
應
yīng · should, ought to, must
应
yīng · should, ought to, must
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3–2–4–4 · gu3 pai2 xiao4 ying4

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noun

  1. domino effect

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