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硅酸鹽水泥

简硅酸盐水泥 · 繁硅酸鹽水泥

Mandarin · pinyin guī suān yán shuǐ ní

Portland cement

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硅: guī · silicon (element 14, Si)
酸: suān · tart, sour; acid; stiff; spoiled
鹽: Look up this written character
水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
泥: ní · mud, mire; earth, clay; plaster
盐: yán · salt

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1–1–2–3–2 · gui1 suan1 yan2 shui3 ni2

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(Mainland China) Portland cement

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