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都什麼年代了

简都什么年代了 · 繁都什麼年代了

Mandarin · pinyin dōu shén me nián dài le

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都: dōu · dū · metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined
什: shén · file of ten soldiers; mixed, miscellaneous
麼: me · interrogative final particle; insignificant, small, tiny
年: nián · year; new-years; person's age
代: dài · replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
了: le · to finish; particle of completed action
么: me · interrogative particle; small

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1–2–5–2–4–5 · dou1 shen2 me5 nian2 dai4 le5

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