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浮動地獄

简浮动地狱 · 繁浮動地獄

Mandarin · pinyin fú dòng dì yù

floating hell
slave ships

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浮: fú · to float, drift, waft; to exceed; superfluous
動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
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动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
狱: yù · prison, jail; case; lawsuit

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2–4–4–4 · fu2 dong4 di4 yu4

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