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藍屏死機

简蓝屏死机 · 繁藍屏死機

Mandarin · pinyin lán píng sǐ jī

(computing) (of an operating system) to crash and display the "blue screen of death"

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藍: Look up this written character
屏: píng · folding screen, shield
死: sǐ · die; dead; death
機: Look up this written character
蓝: lán · blue; indigo plant; surname
机: jī · desk; machine; moment

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2–2–3–1 · lan2 ping2 si3 ji1

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