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電子詞典

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Mandarin · pinyin diàn zǐ cí diǎn

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電: Look up this written character
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
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典: diǎn · law, canon; documentation; classic, scripture
电: diàn · electricity; electric; lightning
词: cí · words; phrase, expression

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4–3–2–3 · dian4 zi3 ci2 dian3

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