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简毛选 · 繁毛選

Mandarin · pinyin Máo xuǎn

Selected Works of Mao Zedong (abbr. for 毛澤東選集 Máo Zé dōng Xuǎn jí)

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毛: máo · hair, fur, feathers; coarse
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选: xuǎn · choose, select; elect; election

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2–3 · Mao2 xuan3

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(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 毛澤東選集／毛泽东选集 (Máo Zédōng Xuǎnjí, “Selected Works of Mao Zedong”)

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