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訃聞

简讣闻 · 繁訃聞

Mandarin · pinyin fù wén

obituary

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讣: fù · obituary; give notice of death
闻: wén · hear; smell; make known; news

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4–2 · fu4 wen2

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fu6 man4

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noun

obituary (brief notice of a person’s death)

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