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赤道逆流

Mandarin · pinyin chì dào nì liú

equatorial counter current

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赤: chì · red; bare; Kangxi radical 155
道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
逆: nì · disobey, rebel; rebel, traitor
流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class

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4–4–4–2 · chi4 dao4 ni4 liu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cek3 dou6 jik6 lau4

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