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請勿吸煙

简请勿吸烟 · 繁請勿吸煙

Mandarin · pinyin qǐng wù xī yān

No smoking
Please do not smoke

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請: qǐng · ask, request; invite; please
勿: wù · must not, do not; without, never
吸: xī · inhale, suck in; absorb; attract
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请: qǐng · ask, request; invite; please
烟: yān · smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes

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3–4–1–1 · qing3 wu4 xi1 yan1

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