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獨生子

简独生子 · 繁獨生子

Mandarin · pinyin dú shēng zǐ

a son who is an only child

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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
独: dú · alone, single, solitary, only

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2–1–3 · du2 sheng1 zi3

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duk6 sang1 zi2

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noun

only son (a son who is an only child, without siblings)

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