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一共

Mandarin · pinyin yī gòng

in total; altogether

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
共: gòng · together with, all, total; to share

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1–4 · yi1 gong4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jat1 gung6

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adv

altogether; in total; in all; in sum

noun

(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 第一共和國／第一共和国 (dì-yī gònghéguó, “first republic”)
(figurative) Mao or pre-reform era of the People's Republic of China

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