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永久磁鐵

简永久磁铁 · 繁永久磁鐵

Mandarin · pinyin yǒng jiǔ cí tiě

permanent magnet

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永: yǒng · long, perpetual, eternal, forever
久: jiǔ · long time (ago); time passage, grow late
磁: cí · magnetic; magnetism; porcelain
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铁: tiě · iron; strong, solid, firm

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3–3–2–3 · yong3 jiu3 ci2 tie3

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wing5 gau2 ci4 tit3

Cantonese word readings for 永久磁鐵. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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