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單親媽媽

简单亲妈妈 · 繁單親媽媽

Mandarin · pinyin dān qīn mā ma

single mother

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親: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate
媽: mā · mother, mama
单: dān · single, individual, only; lone
亲: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree
妈: mā · mother, mama

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1–1–1–5 · dan1 qin1 ma1 ma5

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