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破題兒

简破题儿 · 繁破題兒

Mandarin · pinyin pò tí r

erhua form of 破題 pò tí (chiefly used in the colloquial "first-time-ever" sense)

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破: pò · break, ruin, destroy; rout
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兒: ér · son, child, oneself; final part
题: tí · forehead; title, headline; theme
儿: ér · son, child; Kangxi radical 10

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4–2–5 · po4 ti2 r5

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