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漂流瓶

Mandarin · pinyin piāo liú píng

message in a bottle

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漂: piào · float, drift; tossed about
流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
瓶: píng · jug, pitcher, vase, jar, bottle

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1–2–2 · piao1 liu2 ping2

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piu1 lau4 ping4

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noun

drift bottle (bottle with a message inside, which is set adrift on the ocean)

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