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耳返

Mandarin · pinyin ěr fǎn

in-ear monitor (abbr. for 耳機返聽系統 ěr jī fǎn tīng xì tǒng) (contrasted with 地返 dì fǎn)

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耳: ěr · ear; merely, only; handle; Kangxi radical 128
返: fǎn · return, revert to, restore

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3–3 · er3 fan3

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in-ear monitor

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