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馬賽克

简马赛克 · 繁馬賽克

Mandarin · pinyin mǎ sài kè

mosaic (loanword)
pixelation

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克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
赛: sài · compete, contend; contest, race

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3–4–4 · ma3 sai4 ke4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

maa5 coi3 hak1

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noun

(architecture) mosaic; tessera
(photography) mosaic pattern; pixelisation; blurring

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