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電報機

简电报机 · 繁電報機

Mandarin · pinyin diàn bào jī

telegraph

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电: diàn · electricity; electric; lightning
报: bào · report, tell, announce
机: jī · desk; machine; moment

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4–4–1 · dian4 bao4 ji1

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din6 bou3 gei1

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noun

telegraph (apparatus)

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