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無線電

简无线电 · 繁無線電

Mandarin · pinyin wú xiàn diàn

radio; wireless (i.e. the technology used in radio telecommunication)
a radio

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无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
线: xiàn · line, thread, wire; clue
电: diàn · electricity; electric; lightning

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2–4–4 · wu2 xian4 dian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mou4 sin3 din6

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noun

(uncountable) radio
radio wave
(countable) radio(Classifier: 臺／台 m; 部 m)

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