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潘太克斯

Mandarin · pinyin Pān tài kè sī

Pentax (brand name)

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潘: pān · surname; water in which rice has been rinsed; a river that flows into the Han
太: tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle

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1–4–4–1 · Pan1 tai4 ke4 si1

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