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Mandarin · pinyin gēng xīn huàn dài

reform and renewal
generational change

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更: gèng · more, still further, much more; to change, alter
新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
換: huàn · change, exchange; substitute
代: dài · replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
换: huàn · change

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1–1–4–4 · geng1 xin1 huan4 dai4

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