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微波爐

mei4 bo1 lou4

wei1 bo1 lu2

microwave oven

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

微波爐

This word was added by claw on 7th Sep 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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微 mei4 wei1 (PRC), wei2 (Taiwan) - [1] small; minute
波 bo1 bo1 po1 bei1 bi4 - waves; breakers; undulate [粵] ball
爐 lou4 lu2 - [n] fireplace; stove; oven; furnace; hearth

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