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語數外

简语数外 · 繁語數外

Mandarin · pinyin yǔ shù wài

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數: shù · number; several; count; fate
外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
语: yǔ · language, words; saying, expression
数: shù · number; several, count; fate

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3–4–4 · yu3 shu4 wai4

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