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公用交換電話網

简公用交换电话网 · 繁公用交換電話網

Mandarin · pinyin gōng yòng jiāo huàn diàn huà wǎng

(Tw) public switched telephone network (PSTN)

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公: gōng · fair, equitable; public; duke
用: yòng · use, employ, apply, operate; use
交: jiāo · mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver
換: huàn · change, exchange; substitute
電: Look up this written character
話: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
網: Look up this written character
换: huàn · change
电: diàn · electricity; electric; lightning
话: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
网: wǎng · net; network; Kangxi radical 122

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1–4–1–4–4–4–3 · gong1 yong4 jiao1 huan4 dian4 hua4 wang3

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gung1 jung6 gaau1 wun6 din6 waa2 mong5

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