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單親爸爸

简单亲爸爸 · 繁單親爸爸

Mandarin · pinyin dān qīn bà ba

single father

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親: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate
爸: bà · father, papa
单: dān · single, individual, only; lone
亲: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree

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1–1–4–5 · dan1 qin1 ba4 ba5

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