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孽海花

Mandarin · pinyin Niè hǎi huā

A Flower in a Sinful Sea, late-Qing novel by Jin Tianhe 金天翮 Jīn Tiān hé and Zeng Pu 曾樸 Zēng Pǔ

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孽: niè · evil; son of concubine; ghost
海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
花: huā · flower; blossoms

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4–3–1 · Nie4 hai3 hua1

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