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麥克風

简麦克风 · 繁麥克風

Mandarin · pinyin mài kè fēng

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克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
麦: mài · wheat, barley, oats; simplified form of Kangxi radical 199
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere

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4–4–1 · mai4 ke4 feng1

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