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唱詩班

简唱诗班 · 繁唱詩班

Mandarin · pinyin chàng shī bān

choir

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唱: chàng · sing, chant, call; ditty, song
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班: bān · class, group, grade; squad; job
诗: shī · poetry; poem, verse, ode

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4–1–1 · chang4 shi1 ban1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

coeng3 si1 baan1

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noun

(music) choir

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