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小道新聞

简小道新闻 · 繁小道新聞

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo dào xīn wén

news from the grapevine

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
聞: Look up this written character
闻: wén · hear; smell; make known; news

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3–4–1–2 · xiao3 dao4 xin1 wen2

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siu2 dou6 san1 man4

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