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鋼骨水泥

gong3 gwat1 seoi2 nai4

reinforced concrete

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

鋼骨水泥

This word was added by bybell on 10th Nov 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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鋼 gong3 gong1 gang4 gang1 - steel
骨 gwat1 gu3 {gu2} {gu1} - bone
水 seoi2 shui3 - water; liquid, juice; [slang] money
泥 nai4 nei6 nai5 nai6 leu5 lei6 la ni2 nie4 ning4 ni3 {ni4} | ni4 - mud; mire; earth; clay; soil; to plaster

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