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布倫輕機槍

简布伦轻机枪 · 繁布倫輕機槍

Mandarin · pinyin Bù lún qīng jī qiāng

Bren gun, British light machine gun first produced in 1937

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布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
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輕: qīng · light; easy, simple; gentle
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伦: lún · normal human relationships
轻: qīng · light; easy, simple; gentle
机: jī · desk; machine; moment
枪: qiāng · spear, lance; gun, rifle

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4–2–1–1–1 · Bu4 lun2 qing1 ji1 qiang1

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