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小野不由美

Mandarin · pinyin Xiǎo yě Bù yóu měi

Ono Fuyumi (1960-), Japanese novelist

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
野: yě · open country, field; wilderness
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
由: yóu · cause, reason; from
美: měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing

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3–3–4–2–3 · Xiao3 ye3 Bu4 you2 mei3

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