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四小龍

简四小龙 · 繁四小龍

Mandarin · pinyin Sì Xiǎo lóng

Four Asian Tigers
East Asian Tigers
Four Little Dragons (East Asian economic powers: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong)

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四: sì · four
小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
龍: Look up this written character
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor

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4–3–2 · Si4 Xiao3 long2

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Four Little Dragons, the East Asian economies of Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong

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