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公用電話

简公用电话 · 繁公用電話

Mandarin · pinyin gōng yòng diàn huà

public phone
Classifier: 部 bù

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公: gōng · fair, equitable; public; duke
用: yòng · use, employ, apply, operate; use
電: Look up this written character
話: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
电: diàn · electricity; electric; lightning
话: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect

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1–4–4–4 · gong1 yong4 dian4 hua4

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gung1 jung6 din6 waa2

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noun

public telephone (Classifier: 個／个 m; 臺／台 m)

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