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機關炮

简机关炮 · 繁機關炮

Mandarin · pinyin jī guān pào

machine cannon
machine-gun cannon

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炮: pào · large gun, cannon; artillery
机: jī · desk; machine; moment
关: guān · frontier pass; close; relation

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1–1–4 · ji1 guan1 pao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gei1 gwaan1 paau3

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noun

machine cannon; rapid-fire cannon

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