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傳聲筒

简传声筒 · 繁傳聲筒

Mandarin · pinyin chuán shēng tǒng

loudhailer
megaphone
one who parrots sb
mouthpiece

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傳: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit
聲: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
筒: tǒng · thick piece of bamboo; pipe
传: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit
声: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music

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2–1–3 · chuan2 sheng1 tong3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cyun4 sing1 tung2

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noun

telephone receiver
(figurative) mouthpiece; spokesperson
(figurative) gossiper

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