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變形金剛

简变形金刚 · 繁變形金剛

Mandarin · pinyin Biàn xíng jīn gāng

Transformers (franchise)

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變: Look up this written character
形: xíng · form, shape, appearance
金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
剛: Look up this written character
变: biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel
刚: gāng · hard, tough, rigid, strong

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4–2–1–1 · Bian4 xing2 jin1 gang1

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Transformer (toy)

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