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雙人舞

简双人舞 · 繁雙人舞

Mandarin · pinyin shuāng rén wǔ

dance for two
pas de deux

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雙: Look up this written character
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
舞: wǔ · dance, posture, prance; brandish
双: shuāng · set of two, pair, couple; both

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1–2–3 · shuang1 ren2 wu3

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