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老三篇

Mandarin · pinyin lǎo sān piān

Lao San Pian, three short essays written by Mao Zedong before the PRC was established

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老: lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
三: sān · three
篇: piān · chapter, section, essay, article

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3–1–1 · lao3 san1 pian1

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