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牡丹卡

Mandarin · pinyin mǔ dan kǎ

Peony Card (credit card issued by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China)

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牡: mǔ · male of animals; bolt of door
丹: dān · cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)
卡: kǎ · card, punch card; calorie

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3–5–3 · mu3 dan5 ka3

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