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動車

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: dong6 cia1
POJ: tǒng-tshia
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

noun: multiple-unit train; bullet train, power car
動車

Page lists several distinct senses (mainland multiple-unit/bullet-train noun, a nautical verb sense 'to start a watercraft engine', and a dated Kaohsiung-Hokkien sense meaning 'automobile'); the common train-vehicle noun sense was picked as the most likely match for the general reading.

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