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二十年目睹之怪現狀

简二十年目睹之怪现状 · 繁二十年目睹之怪現狀

Mandarin · pinyin Èr shí Nián Mù dǔ zhī Guài Xiàn zhuàng

The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人 Wú Jiǎn rén

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二: èr · two; twice
十: shí · ten, tenth; complete; perfect
年: nián · year; new-years; person's age
目: mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
睹: dǔ · look at, gaze at; observe
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
怪: guài · strange, unusual, peculiar
現: xiàn · appear, manifest, become visible
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现: xiàn · appear, manifest, become visible
状: zhuàng · form; appearance; shape; official

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4–2–2–4–3–1–4–4–4 · Er4 shi2 Nian2 Mu4 du3 zhi1 Guai4 Xian4 zhuang4

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ji6 sap6 nin4 muk6 dou2 zi1 gwaai3 jin6 zong6

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