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皇上不急太監急

简皇上不急太监急 · 繁皇上不急太監急

Mandarin · pinyin huáng shàng bù jí tài jiàn jí

see 皇帝不急太監急 huáng dì bù jí tài jiàn jí

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皇: huáng · royal, imperial; ruler, superior
上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
急: jí · quick, quickly; urgent, pressing
太: tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
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监: jiān · supervise, control, direct

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2–4–4–2–4–4–2 · huang2 shang4 bu4 ji2 tai4 jian4 ji2

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