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竇娥冤

简窦娥冤 · 繁竇娥冤

Mandarin · pinyin Dòu É yuān

The Injustice to Dou E (popular drama by 關漢卿 Guān Hàn qīng)

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娥: é · be beautiful; good; surname
冤: yuān · grievance, injustice, wrong
窦: dòu · surname; hole, burrow; corrupt

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4–2–1 · Dou4 E2 yuan1

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dau6 ngo4 jyun1

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