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年復一年

简年复一年 · 繁年復一年

Mandarin · pinyin nián fù yī nián

(idiom) over the years; year after year

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年: nián · year; new-years; person's age
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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
复: fù · return; repeat; repeatedly

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2–4–1–2 · nian2 fu4 yi1 nian2

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year after year; year in, year out; every year

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