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太空飛船

简太空飞船 · 繁太空飛船

Mandarin · pinyin tài kōng fēi chuán#

spaceship
spacecraft

Mandarin · pinyin Tài kōng Fēi chuán#

Space Shuttle, US spacecraft system (1981-2011)

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太: tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
空: kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
飛: Look up this written character
船: chuán · ship, boat, vessel
飞: fēi · fly; go quickly; dart; high

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4–1–1–2 · tai4 kong1 fei1 chuan2

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taai3 hung1 fei1 syun4

Cantonese word readings for 太空飛船. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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