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空客

Mandarin · pinyin Kōng kè

Airbus (abbr. for 空中客車 Kōng zhōng Kè chē)

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空: kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
客: kè · guest, traveller; customer

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1–4 · Kong1 ke4

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(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 空中客車／空中客车 (Kōngzhōng Kèchē, “Airbus”)

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