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上下五千年

Mandarin · pinyin Shàng xià Wǔ Qiān nián

Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History in three volumes by Cao Yuzhang 曹餘章 Cáo Yú zhāng

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上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
五: wǔ · five; surname
千: qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
年: nián · year; new-years; person's age

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4–4–3–1–2 · Shang4 xia4 Wu3 Qian1 nian2

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soeng6 haa6 ng5 cin1 nin4

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