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二次世界大戰

简二次世界大战 · 繁二次世界大戰

Mandarin · pinyin Èr cì Shì jiè Dà zhàn

World War Two

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二: èr · two; twice
次: cì · order, sequence; next
世: shì · generation; world; era
界: jiè · boundary, limit; domain; society; the world
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
戰: Look up this written character
战: zhàn · war, fighting, battle

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4–4–4–4–4–4 · Er4 ci4 Shi4 jie4 Da4 zhan4

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ji6 ci3 sai3 gaai3 daai6 zin3

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