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花落誰家

简花落谁家 · 繁花落誰家

Mandarin · pinyin huā luò shéi jiā

who will be the winner?

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花: huā · flower; blossoms
落: luò · fall, drop; net income, surplus
誰: shuí · shéi · who? whom? whose? anyone?
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
谁: shéi · who? whom? whose? anyone?

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1–4–2–1 · hua1 luo4 shei2 jia1

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faa1 lok6 seoi4 gaa1

Cantonese word readings for 花落誰家. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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