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新丁

Mandarin · pinyin xīn dīng

new addition to a family (i.e. a birth)
a boy who has just come of age
(in a job etc) newcomer
novice

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新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
丁: dīng · male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem

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1–1 · xin1 ding1

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san1 ding1

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