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琵琶行

Mandarin · pinyin Pí pa Xíng

Song of the Pipa Player, long poem by Tang poet Bai Juyi 白居易 Bái Jū yì

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琵: pí · guitar-like instrument
琶: pá · guitar-like instrument
行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144

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2–5–2 · Pi2 pa5 Xing2

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