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固定電話

简固定电话 · 繁固定電話

Mandarin · pinyin gù dìng diàn huà

fixed-line telephone; landline telephone

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固: gù · to become solid, solidify; strength
定: dìng · decide, settle, fix
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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4–4–4–4 · gu4 ding4 dian4 hua4

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noun

fixed-line telephone; landline

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