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獨二代

简独二代 · 繁獨二代

Mandarin · pinyin dú èr dài

second generation only child

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二: èr · two; twice
代: dài · replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
独: dú · alone, single, solitary, only

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2–4–4 · du2 er4 dai4

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(neologism, slang) second-generation only child (under the one-child policy)

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