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電唱頭

简电唱头 · 繁電唱頭

Mandarin · pinyin diàn chàng tóu

pickup (of a record player)

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電: Look up this written character
唱: chàng · sing, chant, call; ditty, song
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
电: diàn · electricity; electric; lightning
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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4–4–2 · dian4 chang4 tou2

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noun

pickup (of a record player)

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