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紫外射線

简紫外射线 · 繁紫外射線

Mandarin · pinyin zǐ wài shè xiàn

ultraviolet ray

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紫: zǐ · purple, violet; amethyst; surname
外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
射: shè · shoot, eject, issue forth, emit
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线: xiàn · line, thread, wire; clue

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3–4–4–4 · zi3 wai4 she4 xian4

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zi2 ngoi6 se6 sin3

Cantonese word readings for 紫外射線. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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