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土壤侵蝕

tou2 joeng6 cam1 sik6

tu3 rang3 qin1 shi2

soil erosion

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

土壤侵蝕

This word was added by tym on 26th Feb 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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土 tou2 tu3 - soil; earth
壤 joeng6 joeng5 rang3 - [1] loose soil; loam [2] earth [3] a region; p
侵 cam1 cam2 qiu3 qin3 qin1 - to raid; aggress; to invade; to encroach
蝕 sik6 sit6 shi2 li4 long2 - nibble away; erode; eclipse

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