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錄影機

简录影机 · 繁錄影機

Mandarin · pinyin lù yǐng jī

camcorder
video recorder
videocassette recorder (Tw)
Classifier: 臺 tái

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錄: Look up this written character
影: yǐng · shadow; image, reflection; photograph
機: Look up this written character
录: lù · copy, write down, record
机: jī · desk; machine; moment

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4–3–1 · lu4 ying3 ji1

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luk6 jing2 gei1

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noun

(Taiwan, Cantonese) video recorder

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