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羅摩衍那

简罗摩衍那 · 繁羅摩衍那

Mandarin · pinyin Luó mó yǎn nà

the Ramayana (Indian epic)

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摩: mó · rub, scour, grind; friction
衍: yǎn · overflow, spill over, spread out
那: nà · that, that one, those
罗: luó · net for catching birds; gauze

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2–2–3–4 · Luo2 mo2 yan3 na4

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(Hinduism) Ramayana

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