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Mandarin · pinyin wài bù lián jié

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外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
部: bù · part, division, section
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結: jié · knot, tie; join, connect
连: lián · join, connect; continuous; even
结: jié · knot, tie; join, connect

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4–4–2–2 · wai4 bu4 lian2 jie2

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