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三十六字母

Mandarin · pinyin sān shí liù zì mǔ

thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory

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三: sān · three
十: shí · ten, tenth; complete; perfect
六: liù · number six
字: zì · letter, character, word
母: mǔ · mother; female elders; female

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1–2–4–4–3 · san1 shi2 liu4 zi4 mu3

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