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媒體

简媒体 · 繁媒體

Mandarin · pinyin méi tǐ

media, esp. news media

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媒: méi · go-between, matchmaker; medium
體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior

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2–3 · mei2 ti3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mui4 tai2

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noun

medium; media
medium; media — (specifically) news media
medium; media — (specifically) mass media

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