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龍的傳人

简龙的传人 · 繁龍的傳人

Mandarin · pinyin lóng de chuán rén

Descendants of the Dragon (i.e. Han Chinese)

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龍: Look up this written character
的: de · possessive, adjectival suffix
傳: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor
传: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit

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2–5–2–2 · long2 de5 chuan2 ren2

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