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核發電

简核发电 · 繁核發電

Mandarin · pinyin hé fā diàn

nuclear power generation

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核: hé · seed, kernel, core, nut; atom
發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
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发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair
电: diàn · electricity; electric; lightning

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2–1–4 · he2 fa1 dian4

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