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三俠五義

简三侠五义 · 繁三俠五義

Mandarin · pinyin Sān xiá wǔ yì

Sanxia wuyi (lit. Three knight-errants and five righteous one), novel edited from stories of late Qing dynasty pinghua 評話 master storyteller Shi Yukun 石玉昆

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三: sān · three
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五: wǔ · five; surname
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侠: xiá · chivalrous person; knight-errant
义: yì · right conduct, righteousness

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1–2–3–4 · San1 xia2 wu3 yi4

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