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灌製

简灌制 · 繁灌製

Mandarin · pinyin guàn zhì

to record (songs, albums, CDs etc)
to cast (plaster, metal etc) into a mold

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灌: guàn · pour; water; irrigate, flood
製: Look up this written character
制: zhì · system; establish; overpower

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verb

to record something to tape or disc

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