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特克斯

Mandarin · pinyin tè kè sī#

(textiles) (loanword) tex, a unit for the linear mass density of a fiber

Mandarin · pinyin Tè kè sī#

see 特克斯縣 Tè kè sī Xiàn

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特: tè · special, unique, distinguished
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle

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4–4–1 · te4 ke4 si1

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classifier · Etymology 1

tex (unit)

name · Etymology 2

(～縣) Tekes County (a county of the Xinjiang autonomous region, China)

name · Etymology 3

(～群島) Turks Islands

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