音樂電視

简 音乐电视 · 繁 音樂電視
Mandarin · pinyin yīn yuè diàn shì

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  1. Music Television MTV
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音
yīn · sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180
樂
lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music
電
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乐
lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music
电
diàn · electricity; electric; lightning
视
shì · look at, inspect, observe, see
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1–4–4–4 · yin1 yue4 dian4 shi4

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  1. MTV

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