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中國四大發明 (zung1 gwok3 sei3 daai6 faat3 ming4) — the big four inventions from China: paper 造紙術 , fireworks (gunpowder) 火藥 , compass 指南針 , printing press 印刷術 in Cantonese

zungˉ¹中gwok˗₃國sei˗₃四daaiˍ₆大faat˗₃發mingˎ₄明
简 中国四大发明
Mandarin Pinyin: zhong1 guo2 si4 da4 fa1 ming2

Meaning of 中國四大發明

nounthe big four inventions from China: paper 造紙術 , fireworks (gunpowder) 火藥 , compass 指南針 , printing press 印刷術
nounThe four great inventions of ancient China

Characters in 中國四大發明

中zung1
shortened form of China
國gwok3
national; governmental
四sei3
all around
大daai6
a Chinese family name
發faat3
classifier for ammunition
明ming4
a Chinese family name

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