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韓流

简韩流 · 繁韓流

Mandarin · pinyin hán liú

Korean Wave, aka Hallyu (the increase in international interest in South Korea and its popular culture since the 1990s)

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韓: Look up this written character
流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
韩: hán · fence; surname; Korea

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2–2 · han2 liu2

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hon4 lau4

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noun

Korean Wave
(Taiwan) rise in popularity of Han Kuo-yu (a Taiwanese politician)

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