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火山爆發指數

简火山爆发指数 · 繁火山爆發指數

Mandarin · pinyin huǒ shān bào fā zhǐ shù

volcanic explosivity index (VEI)

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火: huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
爆: bào · crackle, pop, burst, explode
發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
指: zhǐ · finger, toe; point, indicate
數: shù · number; several; count; fate
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair
数: shù · number; several, count; fate

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3–1–4–1–3–4 · huo3 shan1 bao4 fa1 zhi3 shu4

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fo2 saan1 baau3 faat3 zi2 sou3

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