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南波萬

简南波万 · 繁南波萬

Mandarin · pinyin nán bō wàn

(Internet slang) number one (loanword)

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南: nán · south; southern part; southward
波: bō · waves, breakers; undulations
萬: Look up this written character
万: wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable

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2–1–4 · nan2 bo1 wan4

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