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Mandarin · pinyin wēi dòng kāi guān

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微: wēi · small, prefix micro-, trifling
動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
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动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
关: guān · frontier pass; close; relation

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1–4–1–1 · wei1 dong4 kai1 guan1

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