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煙塵

简烟尘 · 繁煙塵

Mandarin · pinyin yān chén

smoke and dust
air pollution

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烟: yān · smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes
尘: chén · dust, dirt, ashes, cinders

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1–2 · yan1 chen2

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noun · Etymology 1

smoke and dust
(Cantonese, Pinghua, Zhongshan Min) dust

noun · Etymology 2

(Hokkien) soot; cinder
(Puxian Min) dust

noun · Etymology 3

(Teochew) alternative form of 塕塵 /塕尘 (“dust; cobweb”)

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