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羅曼使

简罗曼使 · 繁羅曼使

Mandarin · pinyin luó màn shǐ

romance
love affair
more commonly written 羅曼史

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羅: Look up this written character
曼: màn · long, extended, vast; beautiful
使: shǐ · cause, send on a mission, order; envoy, messenger, ambassador
罗: luó · net for catching birds; gauze

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2–4–3 · luo2 man4 shi3

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