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對話框

简对话框 · 繁對話框

Mandarin · pinyin duì huà kuàng

dialog box (computing)

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對: duì · correct, right; facing, opposed
話: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
框: kuàng · kuāng · frame; framework; door frame
对: duì · correct, right; facing, opposed
话: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect

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4–4–4 · dui4 hua4 kuang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

deoi3 waa6 kwaang1

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noun

(computing, graphical user interface) dialog box
(comics) speech bubble

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