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碳酸岩

Mandarin · pinyin tàn suān yán

carbonate rock (geology)

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碳: tàn · carbon (element 6, C)
酸: suān · tart, sour; acid; stiff; spoiled
岩: yán · cliff; rocks; mountain

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4–1–2 · tan4 suan1 yan2

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taan3 syun1 ngaam4

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