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硬件

Mandarin · pinyin yìng jiàn

hardware

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硬: yìng · hard, firm, strong; obstinate
件: jiàn · numerary adjunct for article; matter

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4–4 · ying4 jian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ngaang6 gin2 · ngaang6 gin6

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noun

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, computing) hardware
(Mainland China, Hong Kong, figurative) infrastructure

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