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四大鬚生

简四大须生 · 繁四大鬚生

Mandarin · pinyin sì dà xū shēng

Four great beards of Beijing opera, namely: Ma Lianliang 馬連良, Tan Fuying 譚富英, Yang Baosen 楊寶森, Xi Xiaobo 奚嘯伯

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四: sì · four
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
须: xū · must, have to, necessary

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4–4–1–1 · si4 da4 xu1 sheng1

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sei3 daai6 sou1 sang1

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