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拉丁文字

Mandarin · pinyin Lā dīng wén zì

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拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
丁: dīng · male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem
文: wén · literature, culture, writing
字: zì · letter, character, word

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1–1–2–4 · La1 ding1 wen2 zi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

laai1 ding1 man4 zi6

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