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塑料王

Mandarin · pinyin sù liào wáng

"king of plastics" (nickname for polytetrafluoroethylene, PTFE)

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塑: sù · model in clay, sculpt; plastics
料: liào · consider, conjecture; materials, ingredients
王: wáng · king, ruler; royal; surname

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4–4–2 · su4 liao4 wang2

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