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獨立宣言

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Mandarin · pinyin dú lì xuān yán

Declaration of Independence

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立: lì · stand; let stand; establish, set
宣: xuān · declare, announce, proclaim
言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
独: dú · alone, single, solitary, only

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2–4–1–2 · du2 li4 xuan1 yan2

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