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貧鈾

简贫铀 · 繁貧鈾

Mandarin · pinyin pín yóu

depleted uranium (D-38)

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鈾: Look up this written character
贫: pín · poor, impoverished, needy
铀: yóu · uranium (element 92, U)

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2–2 · pin2 you2

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pan4 jau4

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noun

(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 貧化鈾／贫化铀 (pínhuàyóu, “depleted uranium”)

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