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小人書

简小人书 · 繁小人書

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo rén shū

children's picture story book
Classifier: 本 běn

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
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书: shū · book, letter, document; writings

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3–2–1 · xiao3 ren2 shu1

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siu2 jan4 syu1

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