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人力接龍

简人力接龙 · 繁人力接龍

Mandarin · pinyin rén lì jiē lóng

bucket brigade
human chain

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
力: lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
接: jiē · receive; continue; catch; connect
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龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor

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2–4–1–2 · ren2 li4 jie1 long2

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