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三號電池

简三号电池 · 繁三號電池

Mandarin · pinyin sān hào diàn chí

C size battery (PRC) (Taiwan equivalent: 二號電池 èr hào diàn chí)
AA battery (Tw) (PRC equivalent: 五號電池 wǔ hào diàn chí)

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三: sān · three
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電: Look up this written character
池: chí · pool, pond; moat; cistern
号: hào · mark, sign; symbol; number
电: diàn · electricity; electric; lightning

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1–4–4–2 · san1 hao4 dian4 chi2

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saam1 hou6 din6 ci4

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noun

(Taiwan) AA battery

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