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增溫層

简增温层 · 繁增溫層

Mandarin · pinyin zēng wēn céng

(meteorology) thermosphere

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增: zēng · increase, add to, augment
溫: Look up this written character
層: Look up this written character
温: wēn · lukewarm
层: céng · story, layer, floor, stratum

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1–1–2 · zeng1 wen1 ceng2

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zang1 wan1 cang4

Cantonese word readings for 增溫層. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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