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本生燈

简本生灯 · 繁本生燈

Mandarin · pinyin Běn shēng dēng

Bunsen burner

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本: běn · root, origin, source; basis
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
燈: dēng · lantern, lamp
灯: dēng · lantern, lamp

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3–1–1 · Ben3 sheng1 deng1

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noun

Bunsen burner (Classifier: 盞／盏)

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