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天龍八部

简天龙八部 · 繁天龍八部

Mandarin · pinyin Tiān lóng Bā Bù

Demigods and Semidevils, wuxia novel by Jin Yong 金庸 Jīn Yōng and its TV and screen adaptations

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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
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八: bā · eight; all around, all sides
部: bù · part, division, section
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor

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1–2–1–4 · Tian1 long2 Ba1 Bu4

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