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正斷層

简正断层 · 繁正斷層

Mandarin · pinyin zhèng duàn céng

normal fault (geology)

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正: zhèng · right, proper, correct
斷: Look up this written character
層: Look up this written character
断: duàn · sever, cut off; interrupt
层: céng · story, layer, floor, stratum

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4–4–2 · zheng4 duan4 ceng2

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zing3 dyun6 cang4

Cantonese word readings for 正斷層. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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