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單人沙發

简单人沙发 · 繁單人沙發

Mandarin · pinyin dān rén shā fā

(upholstered) armchair

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
沙: shā · sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
单: dān · single, individual, only; lone
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair

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1–2–1–1 · dan1 ren2 sha1 fa1

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