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五百年前是一家

Mandarin · pinyin wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā

five hundred years ago we were the same family (saying) (said of persons with the same surname)

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五: wǔ · five; surname
百: bǎi · one hundred; numerous, many
年: nián · year; new-years; person's age
前: qián · in front, forward; preceding
是: shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family

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3–3–2–2–4–1–1 · wu3 bai3 nian2 qian2 shi4 yi1 jia1

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ng5 baak3 nin4 cin4 si6 jat1 gaa1

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