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寶葫蘆的秘密

简宝葫芦的秘密 · 繁寶葫蘆的秘密

Mandarin · pinyin Bǎo hú lu de Mì mì

Secret of the Magic Gourd (1958), prize-winning children's fairy tale by Zhang Tianyi 張天翼 Zhāng Tiān yì

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寶: Look up this written character
葫: hú · bottle-gourd
蘆: Look up this written character
的: de · possessive, adjectival suffix
秘: mì · secret, mysterious, abstruse
密: mì · dense, thick, close; intimate
宝: bǎo · treasure, jewel; precious, rare
芦: lú · rushes, reeds

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3–2–5–5–4–4 · Bao3 hu2 lu5 de5 Mi4 mi4

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