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火衛一

简火卫一 · 繁火衛一

Mandarin · pinyin Huǒ wèi Yī

Phobos (moon of Mars), aka Mars I

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火: huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
卫: wèi · guard, protect, defend

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3–4–1 · Huo3 wei4 Yi1

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(astronomy) Phobos

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