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崩壞作用

简崩坏作用 · 繁崩壞作用

Mandarin · pinyin bēng huài zuò yòng

mass wasting (geology)
slope movement

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崩: bēng · rupture, split apart, collapse
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作: zuò · make; work; compose, write; act, perform
用: yòng · use, employ, apply, operate; use
坏: huài · rotten, spoilt, bad, broken down

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1–4–4–4 · beng1 huai4 zuo4 yong4

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bang1 waai6 zok3 jung6

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