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獨眼巨人

简独眼巨人 · 繁獨眼巨人

Mandarin · pinyin dú yǎn jù rén

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眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
巨: jù · large, great, enormous; chief
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
独: dú · alone, single, solitary, only

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2–3–4–2 · du2 yan3 ju4 ren2

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