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千噸

简千吨 · 繁千噸

Mandarin · pinyin qiān dūn

kiloton

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千: qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
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吨: dūn · metric ton; (Cant.) to babble, gibberish

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1–1 · qian1 dun1

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