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獨生子女

简独生子女 · 繁獨生子女

Mandarin · pinyin dú shēng zǐ nǚ

an only child

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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
女: nǚ · woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)
独: dú · alone, single, solitary, only

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2–1–3–3 · du2 sheng1 zi3 nu:3

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