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原材料

jyun4 coi4 liu6*2

yuan2 cai2 liao4

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

原材料

This word was added by tym on 16th Dec 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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原 jyun4 jyun5 jyun6 yuan2 - source, origin; primary
材 coi4 cai2 - timber; building materials
料 liu6 liu2 liao4 liao2 - ingredients; conjecture; estimate

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