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電子空間

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Mandarin · pinyin diàn zǐ kōng jiān

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子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
空: kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
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电: diàn · electricity; electric; lightning
间: jiān · midpoint, space; place, locality

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4–3–1–1 · dian4 zi3 kong1 jian1

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