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蝶古巴特

Mandarin · pinyin dié gǔ bā tè

(Tw) (loanword) decoupage

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蝶: dié · butterfly
古: gǔ · old, classic, ancient
巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
特: tè · special, unique, distinguished

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2–3–1–4 · die2 gu3 ba1 te4

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