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潛在媒介

简潜在媒介 · 繁潛在媒介

Mandarin · pinyin qián zài méi jiè

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在: zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
媒: méi · go-between, matchmaker; medium
介: jiè · forerunner, herald, harbinger; to lie between; sea shell; to wear armor
潜: qián · hide; hidden, secret, latent

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2–4–2–4 · qian2 zai4 mei2 jie4

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