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七武士

Mandarin · pinyin Qī wǔ shì

Seven Samurai (movie)

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七: qī · seven
武: wǔ · military; martial, warlike
士: shì · scholar, gentleman; soldier

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1–3–4 · Qi1 wu3 shi4

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