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缘故
yuán gù
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- pinyin
- yuán gù
- simplified
- 缘故
- traditional
- 緣故
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reason
理由
The sense and example were rebuilt after full-batch rejection using screened bilingual evidence or an individually written context.
The performance was delayed by half an hour because of equipment failure.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
因为设备故障的缘故，演出推迟了半小时。
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