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飛艇

简飞艇 · 繁飛艇

Mandarin · pinyin fēi tǐng

airship

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飛: Look up this written character
艇: tǐng · small boat, dugout, punt
飞: fēi · fly; go quickly; dart; high

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1–3 · fei1 ting3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fei1 teng5

Cantonese word readings for 飛艇. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

dirigible (a self-propelled airship that can be steered)
(dialectal, usually dated) airplane

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