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都市傳奇

简都市传奇 · 繁都市傳奇

Mandarin · pinyin dū shì chuán qí

urban legend (translation of recent Western term)
story or theory circulated as true
same as 都會傳奇

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都: dōu · dū · metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined
市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade
傳: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit
奇: qí · strange, unusual, uncanny, occult
传: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit

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1–4–2–2 · du1 shi4 chuan2 qi2

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dou1 si5 zyun6 kei4

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