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元曲四大家

Mandarin · pinyin Yuán qǔ Sì Dà jiā

Four Great Yuan Dramatists, namely: Guan Hanqing 關漢卿 Guān Hàn qīng, Zheng Guangzu 鄭光祖 Zhèng Guāng zǔ, Ma Zhiyuan 馬致遠 Mǎ Zhì yuǎn and Bai Pu 白樸 Bái Pǔ

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元: yuán · first; dollar; origin; head
曲: qū · crooked, bent; wrong, false
四: sì · four
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family

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2–3–4–4–1 · Yuan2 qu3 Si4 Da4 jia1

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jyun4 kuk1 sei3 daai6 gaa1

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