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工字梁

Mandarin · pinyin gōng zì liáng

I-beam

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工: gōng · labor, work; worker, laborer
字: zì · letter, character, word
梁: liáng · bridge; beam; rafters; surname

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1–4–2 · gong1 zi4 liang2

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gung1 zi6 loeng4

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