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乏燃料棒

Mandarin · pinyin fá rán liào bàng

(nuclear energy) spent fuel rods

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乏: fá · lack; poor
燃: rán · burn; light fire, ignite
料: liào · consider, conjecture; materials, ingredients
棒: bàng · stick, club, truncheon; hit

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2–2–4–4 · fa2 ran2 liao4 bang4

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