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世外桃花源

Mandarin · pinyin shì wài táo huā yuán

see 桃花源 táo huā yuán

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世: shì · generation; world; era
外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
桃: táo · peach; marriage; surname
花: huā · flower; blossoms
源: yuán · spring; source, head; surname

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4–4–2–1–2 · shi4 wai4 tao2 hua1 yuan2

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