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玻璃棉

bo1 lei4*1 min4

bo1 li2 mian2 (Taiwan), bo1 li5 mian2 (PRC)

[1] glass wool; mineral wool [2] (same as '玻璃纖維') fibreglass

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

玻璃棉

This word was added by tym on 3rd Apr 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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玻 bo1 bo1 - glass
璃 lei4 li2 li5 - glass
棉 min4 mian2 - [n] [a] cotton

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