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顯微鏡

简显微镜 · 繁顯微鏡

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎn wēi jìng

microscope
Classifier: 臺 tái

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顯: Look up this written character
微: wēi · small, prefix micro-, trifling
鏡: Look up this written character
显: xiǎn · manifest, display; evident, clear
镜: jìng · mirror; lens; glass; glasses

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3–1–4 · xian3 wei1 jing4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hin2 mei4 geng3

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noun

microscope

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