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立方

Mandarin · pinyin lì fāng

cube (math.)
abbr. for 立方體 lì fāng tǐ
abbr. for 立方米 lì fāng mǐ

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立: lì · stand; let stand; establish, set
方: fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local

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4–1 · li4 fang1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

laap6 fong1 · lap6 fong1

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noun

(geometry, arithmetic) cube

classifier

(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 立方米 (lìfāngmǐ, “cubic meter”)

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