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快閃族

简快闪族 · 繁快閃族

Mandarin · pinyin kuài shǎn zú

flash mobbers

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快: kuài · rapid, quick, speedy, fast; soon
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族: zú · a family clan, ethnic group, tribe
闪: shǎn · flash; avoid, dodge, evade

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4–3–2 · kuai4 shan3 zu2

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