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非洲單源說

简非洲单源说 · 繁非洲單源說

Mandarin · pinyin Fēi zhōu dān yuán shuō

single origin out of Africa (current mainstream theory of human evolution)

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非: fēi · not, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175
洲: zhōu · continent; island; islet
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源: yuán · spring; source, head; surname
說: shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
单: dān · single, individual, only; lone
说: shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid

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1–1–1–2–1 · Fei1 zhou1 dan1 yuan2 shuo1

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fei1 zau1 daan1 jyun4 syut3

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