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恍若隔世

Mandarin · pinyin huǎng ruò gé shì

see 恍如隔世 huǎng rú gé shì

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恍: huǎng · seemingly; absent-minded
若: ruò · if, supposing, assuming; similar
隔: gé · separate, partition
世: shì · generation; world; era

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3–4–2–4 · huang3 ruo4 ge2 shi4

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fong2 joek6 gaak3 sai3

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