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宏觀世界

简宏观世界 · 繁宏觀世界

Mandarin · pinyin hóng guān shì jiè

macrocosm
the world in the large

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宏: hóng · wide, spacious, great, vast
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世: shì · generation; world; era
界: jiè · boundary, limit; domain; society; the world
观: guān · see, observe, view; appearance

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2–1–4–4 · hong2 guan1 shi4 jie4

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wang4 gun1 sai3 gaai3

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