悲慘世界

简 悲惨世界 · 繁 悲慘世界
Mandarin · pinyin Bēi cǎn Shì jiè

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  1. Les Misérables (1862) by Victor Hugo 維克多·雨果 Wéi kè duō · Yǔ guǒ
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悲
bēi · sorrow, grief; sorry, sad
慘
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世
shì · generation; world; era
界
jiè · boundary, limit; domain; society; the world
惨
cǎn · sad, pitiful, wretched; cruel
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1–3–4–4 · Bei1 can3 Shi4 jie4

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bei1 caam2 sai3 gaai3

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悲慘世界 · Bei1 can3 Shi4 jie4
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Exact source record悲慘世界 悲惨世界 [Bei1 can3 Shi4 jie4] /Les Misérables (1862) by Victor Hugo 維克多·雨果|维克多·雨果[Wei2 ke4 duo1 · Yu3 guo3]/