新浪微博

Mandarin · pinyin Xīn làng Wēi bó

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  1. Sina Weibo, Chinese microblogging platform
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新
xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
浪
làng · wave; wasteful, reckless
微
wēi · small, prefix micro-, trifling
博
bó · gamble, play games; wide, broad
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1–4–1–2 · Xin1 lang4 Wei1 bo2

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