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綠皮車

简绿皮车 · 繁綠皮車

Mandarin · pinyin lǜ pí chē

green train (slow, noisy, unairconditioned train with forest green livery and yellow trim that ran on the Chinese railway system from the 1950s, phased out in the early 21st century)

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綠: lǜ · green; chlorine
皮: pí · skin, hide, fur, feather; outer
車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
绿: lǜ · green; chlorine
车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart

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4–2–1 · lu:4 pi2 che1

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noun

(Mainland China) slow, old-fashioned train that is usually unairconditioned

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