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雙生兄弟

简双生兄弟 · 繁雙生兄弟

Mandarin · pinyin shuāng shēng xiōng dì

twin brothers

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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
兄: xiōng · elder brother
弟: dì · young brother; junior; I, me
双: shuāng · set of two, pair, couple; both

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1–1–1–4 · shuang1 sheng1 xiong1 di4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

soeng1 sang1 hing1 dai6

Cantonese word readings for 雙生兄弟. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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