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死亡筆記

简死亡笔记 · 繁死亡筆記

Mandarin · pinyin sǐ wáng bǐ jì

Death note (Japanese: デスノート), translation of cult manga series by author ŌBA Tsugumi 大場鶇 Dà chǎng Dōng (pen-name) and illustrator OBATA Takeshi 小畑健 Xiǎo tián Jiàn

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死: sǐ · die; dead; death
亡: wáng · death, destroyed; lose, perish
筆: bǐ · writing brush; write; stroke
記: jì · record; keep in mind, remember
笔: bǐ · writing brush; write; stroke
记: jì · record; keep in mind, remember

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3–2–3–4 · si3 wang2 bi3 ji4

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