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Mandarin · pinyin tóng huà gù shì

fairy tale

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童: tóng · child, boy, servant boy; virgin
話: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
故: gù · ancient, old; reason, because
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
话: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect

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2–4–4–4 · tong2 hua4 gu4 shi4

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