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鐵窗生活

简铁窗生活 · 繁鐵窗生活

Mandarin · pinyin tiě chuāng shēng huó

time served in prison
prison life

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窗: chuāng · window
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
活: huó · live, exist, survive; lively
铁: tiě · iron; strong, solid, firm

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3–1–1–2 · tie3 chuang1 sheng1 huo2

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