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五五開

简五五开 · 繁五五開

Mandarin · pinyin wǔ wǔ kāi

(coll.) fifty-fifty (equally divided or equally likely)

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五: wǔ · five; surname
開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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3–3–1 · wu3 wu3 kai1

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