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燃燒彈

简燃烧弹 · 繁燃燒彈

Mandarin · pinyin rán shāo dàn

fire bomb
incendiary device

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燃: rán · burn; light fire, ignite
燒: shāo · burn; bake; heat; roast
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烧: shāo · burn; bake; heat; roast
弹: dàn · pellet, bullet, shot, shell

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2–1–4 · ran2 shao1 dan4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jin4 siu1 daan2

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noun

incendiary; firebomb

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