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乳業

简乳业 · 繁乳業

Mandarin · pinyin rǔ yè

dairy industry; dairy farming

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乳: rǔ · breast, nipples; milk, suckle
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业: yè · profession, business; GB radical 111

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3–4 · ru3 ye4

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noun

(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 乳品業／乳品业 (rǔpǐnyè, “dairy farming”)

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