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胡桃夾子

简胡桃夹子 · 繁胡桃夾子

Mandarin · pinyin Hú táo Jiā zi

The Nutcracker (ballet)

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胡: hú · recklessly, foolishly; wildly
桃: táo · peach; marriage; surname
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子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
夹: jiā · be wedged or inserted between

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2–2–1–5 · Hu2 tao2 Jia1 zi5

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noun

nutcracker

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