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理髮院

简理发院 · 繁理髮院

Mandarin · pinyin lǐ fà yuàn

barbershop; hairdresser's

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理: lǐ · reason, logic; manage
髮: fà · fǎ · hair
院: yuàn · courtyard, yard, court; school
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair

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3–4–4 · li3 fa4 yuan4

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