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"roman": "diànfēngshàn zhìsǐ",
"sense": "death supposedly caused by staying overnight in a closed room with an electric fan",
"word": "电风扇致死"
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"word": "смерть от вентиля́тора"
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"sense": "death supposedly caused by staying overnight in a closed room with an electric fan",
"word": "电风扇致死"
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"sense": "death supposedly caused by staying overnight in a closed room with an electric fan",
"word": "tuuletinkuolema"
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"sense": "death supposedly caused by staying overnight in a closed room with an electric fan",
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"word": "Ventilatortod"
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"sense": "death supposedly caused by staying overnight in a closed room with an electric fan",
"word": "선풍기 사망"
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"sense": "death supposedly caused by staying overnight in a closed room with an electric fan",
"word": "선풍기 사망사고"
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"roman": "smertʹ ot ventiljátora",
"sense": "death supposedly caused by staying overnight in a closed room with an electric fan",
"word": "смерть от вентиля́тора"
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"sense": "death supposedly caused by staying overnight in a closed room with an electric fan",
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"word": "muerte por ventilador"
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