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誰笑在最後，誰笑得最好

简谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好 · 繁誰笑在最後，誰笑得最好

Mandarin · pinyin shéi xiào zài zuì hòu , shéi xiào dé zuì hǎo

He laughs best who laughs last.

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誰: shuí · shéi · who? whom? whose? anyone?
笑: xiào · smile, laugh, giggle; snicker
在: zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
最: zuì · most, extremely, exceedingly
後: hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
好: hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
谁: shéi · who? whom? whose? anyone?
后: hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after

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