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起居間

简起居间 · 繁起居間

Mandarin · pinyin qǐ jū jiān

living room

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起: qǐ · rise, stand up; go up; begin
居: jū · live, dwell, reside, sit
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间: jiān · midpoint, space; place, locality

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3–1–1 · qi3 ju1 jian1

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