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別傳

简别传 · 繁別傳

Mandarin · pinyin bié zhuàn

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傳: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit
别: bié · separate, other; do not
传: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit

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2–4 · bie2 zhuan4

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noun

(historiography) anecdotal biography
(narratology) requel

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