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大放悲聲

简大放悲声 · 繁大放悲聲

Mandarin · pinyin dà fàng bēi shēng

to wail loudly and mournfully (idiom)

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
放: fàng · put, release, free, liberate
悲: bēi · sorrow, grief; sorry, sad
聲: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
声: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music

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4–4–1–1 · da4 fang4 bei1 sheng1

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daai6 fong3 bei1 sing1

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