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公制單位

简公制单位 · 繁公制單位

Mandarin · pinyin gōng zhì dān wèi

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公: gōng · fair, equitable; public; duke
制: zhì · system; establish; overpower
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位: wèi · throne; position, post; rank, status; seat
单: dān · single, individual, only; lone

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1–4–1–4 · gong1 zhi4 dan1 wei4

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gung1 zai3 daan1 wai2

Cantonese word readings for 公制單位. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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