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冗長辯論

简冗长辩论 · 繁冗長辯論

Mandarin · pinyin rǒng cháng biàn lùn

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冗: rǒng · excessive; superfluous
長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
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长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
辩: biàn · dispute, argue, debate, discuss
论: lùn · debate; discuss; discourse

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3–2–4–4 · rong3 chang2 bian4 lun4

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