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優勝劣敗

简优胜劣败 · 繁優勝劣敗

Mandarin · pinyin yōu shèng liè bài

see 優勝劣汰 yōu shèng liè tài

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優: Look up this written character
勝: shèng · victory; excel, be better than
劣: liè · bad, inferior; slightly
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优: yōu · superior, excellent; actor
胜: shèng · victory; excel, be better than
败: bài · be defeated, decline, fail

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1–4–4–4 · you1 sheng4 lie4 bai4

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