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放射性落下灰

Mandarin · pinyin fàng shè xìng luò xià huī

radioactive fallout

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放: fàng · put, release, free, liberate
射: shè · shoot, eject, issue forth, emit
性: xìng · nature, character, sex
落: luò · fall, drop; net income, surplus
下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
灰: huī · ashes; dust; lime, mortar

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4–4–4–4–4–1 · fang4 she4 xing4 luo4 xia4 hui1

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