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氣墊船

hei3 zin3*2 syun4

qi4 dian4 syun4

hovercraft

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

氣墊船 / 气垫船

This word was added by tym on 22nd Jun 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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氣 hei3 qi4 - gas; air; breath; anger
墊 zin3 din3 din6 dian4 - pad; cushion; advance money
船 syun4 chuan2 yan2 - ship; boat; vessel; craft

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