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漫畫家

简漫画家 · 繁漫畫家

Mandarin · pinyin màn huà jiā

cartoon writer (from Japanese mangaka)

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漫: màn · overflow of water; spreading
畫: huà · delineate, painting, picture, drawing; draw
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
画: huà · a painting, picture, drawing; to draw

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4–4–1 · man4 hua4 jia1

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noun

cartoonist
caricaturist
mangaka; manhuajia; manhwaga; manga, manhua or manhwa artist

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