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悲慘世界

简悲惨世界 · 繁悲慘世界

Mandarin · pinyin Bēi cǎn Shì jiè

Les Misérables (1862) by Victor Hugo 維克多·雨果 Wéi kè duō · Yǔ guǒ

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悲: bēi · sorrow, grief; sorry, sad
慘: Look up this written character
世: shì · generation; world; era
界: jiè · boundary, limit; domain; society; the world
惨: cǎn · sad, pitiful, wretched; cruel

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1–3–4–4 · Bei1 can3 Shi4 jie4

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