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沉船事故

Mandarin · pinyin chén chuán shì gù

a shipwreck
a sinking

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沉: chén · sink, submerge; addicted to
船: chuán · ship, boat, vessel
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
故: gù · ancient, old; reason, because

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2–2–4–4 · chen2 chuan2 shi4 gu4

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cam4 syun4 si6 gu3

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