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海洋溫差發電

简海洋温差发电 · 繁海洋溫差發電

Mandarin · pinyin hǎi yáng wēn chā fā diàn

ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)

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海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
洋: yáng · ocean, sea; foreign; western
溫: Look up this written character
差: chà · chā · to differ; different, wrong; nearly, almost; an officer
發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
電: Look up this written character
温: wēn · lukewarm
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair
电: diàn · electricity; electric; lightning

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3–2–1–1–1–4 · hai3 yang2 wen1 cha1 fa1 dian4

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