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Mandarin · pinyin dān diǎn gù zhàng

single point of failure

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點: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
故: gù · ancient, old; reason, because
障: zhàng · separate; shield; barricade
单: dān · single, individual, only; lone
点: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree

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1–3–4–4 · dan1 dian3 gu4 zhang4

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