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飛機失事

简飞机失事 · 繁飛機失事

Mandarin · pinyin fēi jī shī shì

plane crash

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失: shī · lose; make mistake, neglect
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
飞: fēi · fly; go quickly; dart; high
机: jī · desk; machine; moment

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1–1–1–4 · fei1 ji1 shi1 shi4

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