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鐵絲網

简铁丝网 · 繁鐵絲網

Mandarin · pinyin tiě sī wǎng

wire netting
Classifier: 道 dào

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铁: tiě · iron; strong, solid, firm
丝: sī · silk; fine thread; wire; strings
网: wǎng · net; network; Kangxi radical 122

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3–1–3 · tie3 si1 wang3

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tit3 si1 mong5

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noun

wire netting; chicken wire
(military) barbed wire; wire entanglement

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