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島國動作片

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Mandarin · pinyin dǎo guó dòng zuò piàn

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動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
作: zuò · make; work; compose, write; act, perform
片: piàn · slice, splinter, strip; rad. 91
岛: dǎo · island
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action

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3–2–4–4–4 · dao3 guo2 dong4 zuo4 pian4

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