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選美比賽

简选美比赛 · 繁選美比賽

Mandarin · pinyin xuǎn měi bǐ sài

beauty contest

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美: měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing
比: bǐ · to compare, liken; comparison; than; hexagram ䷇
賽: Look up this written character
选: xuǎn · choose, select; elect; election
赛: sài · compete, contend; contest, race

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3–3–3–4 · xuan3 mei3 bi3 sai4

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