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Mandarin · pinyin dì xià hé shì yàn

underground nuclear test

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地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
核: hé · seed, kernel, core, nut; atom
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试: shì · test, try, experiment
验: yàn · test, examine, inspect; verify

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4–4–2–4–4 · di4 xia4 he2 shi4 yan4

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