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世界小姐選美

简世界小姐选美 · 繁世界小姐選美

Mandarin · pinyin Shì jiè Xiǎo jie Xuǎn měi

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世: shì · generation; world; era
界: jiè · boundary, limit; domain; society; the world
小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
姐: jiě · elder sister, young lady
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美: měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing
选: xuǎn · choose, select; elect; election

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4–4–3–5–3–3 · Shi4 jie4 Xiao3 jie5 Xuan3 mei3

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sai3 gaai3 siu2 ze2 syun2 mei5

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