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蜂窩煤

简蜂窝煤 · 繁蜂窩煤

Mandarin · pinyin fēng wō méi

hexagonal household coal briquette

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蜂: fēng · bee, wasp, hornet
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煤: méi · coal, coke, charcoal, carbon
窝: wō · nest; cave, den; hiding place

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1–1–2 · feng1 wo1 mei2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fung1 wo1 mui4

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noun

honeycomb briquette (a kind of cylindrical briquette with vertical holes)

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