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指南车
zhǐ​nán​chē

south-pointing carriage

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指南车 指南車 zhǐ​nán​chē
south-pointing carriage
A mechanical chariot featuring a wooden figure that always points south through a gear system, used in ancient China for navigation

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Classifier

  • 辆 liàng

Same as

  • 司南车 sī​nán​chē