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洋底地殼

简洋底地壳 · 繁洋底地殼

Mandarin · pinyin yáng dǐ dì qiào

oceanic crust (geology)

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洋: yáng · ocean, sea; foreign; western
底: dǐ · bottom, underneath, underside
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
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壳: ké · casing, shell, husk

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2–3–4–4 · yang2 di3 di4 qiao4

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