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鼓打貝斯

简鼓打贝斯 · 繁鼓打貝斯

Mandarin · pinyin gǔ dǎ bèi sī

drum and bass (music genre)

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鼓: gǔ · drum; beat, top, strike; Kangxi radical 207
打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
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斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
贝: bèi · sea shell; money, currency

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3–3–4–1 · gu3 da3 bei4 si1

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noun

drum and bass

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