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聖誕頌

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Mandarin · pinyin Shèng dàn Sòng

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

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圣: shèng · holy, sacred
诞: dàn · bear children, give birth; birth
颂: sòng · laud, acclaim; hymn; ode

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4–4–4 · Sheng4 dan4 Song4

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