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話劇

简话剧 · 繁話劇

Mandarin · pinyin huà jù

stage play
modern drama
Classifier: 臺 tái, 部 bù

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話: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
劇: Look up this written character
话: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
剧: jù · theatrical plays, opera, drama

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4–4 · hua4 ju4

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waa2 kek6 · waa6 kek6

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noun

stage play; modern drama (Classifier: 齣／出 m c; 套 c)

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