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馬克沁機槍

简马克沁机枪 · 繁馬克沁機槍

Mandarin · pinyin Mǎ kè qìn jī qiāng

Maxim machine gun

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馬: Look up this written character
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
沁: qìn · soak into, seep in, percolate
機: Look up this written character
槍: Look up this written character
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
机: jī · desk; machine; moment
枪: qiāng · spear, lance; gun, rifle

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3–4–4–1–1 · Ma3 ke4 qin4 ji1 qiang1

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maa5 hak1 sam3 gei1 coeng1

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Maxim gun

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