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傳說

简传说 · 繁傳說

Mandarin · pinyin chuán shuō

legend; folk tale
to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that...

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傳: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit
說: shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
传: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit
说: shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid

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2–1 · chuan2 shuo1

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cyun4 syut3

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noun

legend; tale

verb

it is said that; tradition has it that; according to legend

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