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合四乙尺工

Mandarin · pinyin hé sì yǐ chě gōng

names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la

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合: hé · combine, unite, join; gather
四: sì · four
乙: yǐ · second; 2nd heavenly stem
尺: chǐ · Chinese measure approx. 'foot'
工: gōng · labor, work; worker, laborer

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2–4–3–3–1 · he2 si4 yi3 che3 gong1

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