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外鏈

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Mandarin · pinyin wài liàn

(computing) external link (abbr. for 外部鏈接 wài bù liàn jiē)

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外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
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链: liàn · chain, wire, cable; chain, shack

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4–4 · wai4 lian4

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