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Mandarin · pinyin tóu yī huí

the first time
for the first time

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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
回: huí · return, turn around; a time
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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2–1–2 · tou2 yi1 hui2

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