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當世無雙

简当世无双 · 繁當世無雙

Mandarin · pinyin dāng shì wú shuāng

unequalled in his time

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當: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
世: shì · generation; world; era
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当: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
双: shuāng · set of two, pair, couple; both

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1–4–2–1 · dang1 shi4 wu2 shuang1

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dong1 sai3 mou4 soeng1

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