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賣炭翁

简卖炭翁 · 繁賣炭翁

Mandarin · pinyin Mài Tàn Wēng

The Old Charcoal Seller, poem by Tang poet Bai Juyi 白居易 Bái Jū yì

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炭: tàn · charcoal; coal; carbon
翁: wēng · old man; father, father-in-law
卖: mài · sell; betray; show off

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4–4–1 · Mai4 Tan4 Weng1

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maai6 taan3 jung1

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