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全球通

Mandarin · pinyin quán qiú tōng

Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) (telecommunications)

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全: quán · maintain, keep whole or intact
球: qiú · ball, sphere, globe; round
通: tōng · pass through; common; communicate

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2–2–1 · quan2 qiu2 tong1

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(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 全球移動通信系統／全球移动通信系统 (quánqiú yídòng tōngxìn xìtǒng, “Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM)”)

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