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防空洞

fong4 hung1 dung6

a bomb shelter, an air-raid shelter

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

防空洞

This word was added by bybell on 31st Jul 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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防 fong4 fang2 - defend; prevent
空 hung1 kong1 kong4 kong3 - empty
洞 dung6 tung4 dong4 tong2 - cave; hole; see through

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