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憨豆先生

Mandarin · pinyin Hān dòu Xiān sheng

Mr. Bean (TV)

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憨: hān · foolish, silly, coquettish
豆: dòu · beans, peas; bean-shaped; Kangxi radical 151
先: xiān · first, former, previous
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth

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1–4–1–5 · Han1 dou4 Xian1 sheng5

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ham1 dau2 sin1 saang1

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