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海上花列傳

简海上花列传 · 繁海上花列傳

Mandarin · pinyin Hǎi shàng Huā Liè zhuàn

"The Sing-Song Girls of Shanghai", a novel by Han Bangqing 韓邦慶 Hán Bāng qìng depicting the lives of Shanghai courtesans in the late Qing dynasty

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海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
花: huā · flower; blossoms
列: liè · a line; to arrange in order, classify
傳: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit
传: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit

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3–4–1–4–4 · Hai3 shang4 Hua1 Lie4 zhuan4

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