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黑天鵝事件

简黑天鹅事件 · 繁黑天鵝事件

Mandarin · pinyin hēi tiān é shì jiàn

black swan event

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黑: hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
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事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
件: jiàn · numerary adjunct for article; matter
鹅: é · goose

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1–1–2–4–4 · hei1 tian1 e2 shi4 jian4

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