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發電機

简发电机 · 繁發電機

Mandarin · pinyin fā diàn jī

electricity generator
dynamo

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發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
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发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair
电: diàn · electricity; electric; lightning
机: jī · desk; machine; moment

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1–4–1 · fa1 dian4 ji1

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faat3 din6 gei1

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noun

(countable, electricity) generator (machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy) (Classifier: 臺／台 m)

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