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鏡頭語言

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Mandarin · pinyin jìng tóu yǔ yán

cinematic language (the visual grammar and techniques of filmmaking)

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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
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言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
镜: jìng · mirror; lens; glass; glasses
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
语: yǔ · language, words; saying, expression

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4–2–3–2 · jing4 tou2 yu3 yan2

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