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毫微米

Mandarin · pinyin háo wēi mǐ

millimicron or one-millionth of a millimeter

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毫: háo · fine hair; measure of length
微: wēi · small, prefix micro-, trifling
米: mǐ · hulled or husked uncooked rice

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2–1–3 · hao2 wei1 mi3

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hou4 mei4 mai5

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