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一次生，兩次熟

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Mandarin · pinyin yī cì shēng , liǎng cì shú

unfamiliar at first but you get used to it
strangers are first meeting, but soon friends
an acquired taste

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
次: cì · order, sequence; next
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
兩: liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
熟: shú · well-cooked; ripe; familiar with
两: liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce

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