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蓬頭散髮

简蓬头散发 · 繁蓬頭散髮

Mandarin · pinyin péng tóu sàn fà

disheveled

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蓬: péng · type of raspberry; fairyland
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
散: sàn · scatter, disperse, break up
髮: fà · fǎ · hair
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair

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2–2–4–4 · peng2 tou2 san4 fa4

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pung4 tau4 saan3 faat3

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