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次聲波

简次声波 · 繁次聲波

Mandarin · pinyin cì shēng bō

infrasonic wave

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次: cì · order, sequence; next
聲: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
波: bō · waves, breakers; undulations
声: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music

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4–1–1 · ci4 sheng1 bo1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ci3 sing1 bo1

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noun

(physics) infrasound

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