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421:Xiao Pang
396:Commissar
1039:HUNG LIU
918:Specific
893:See also
887:Qionghai
863:Hung Liu
490:Red Army
447:Prologue
367:(left),
347:Synopsis
230:Qionghai
138:Jyutping
1102:General
990:"紅 Red"
650:lichees
570:Act III
475:coconut
406:peasant
371:(right)
317:Wen Hui
222:Beijing
168:Chinese
1088:
875:Carmen
775:Act VI
648:s and
634:Act IV
527:Act II
434:Tyrant
186:ballet
178::
176:pinyin
170::
1177:Douli
1035:"Bio"
907:opera
703:Act V
686:Dance
684:Douli
645:douli
576:manor
469:Act I
363:with
172:红色娘子军
62:紅色娘子軍
48:红色娘子军
1086:ISBN
997:2018
975:2018
953:2018
308:and
296:and
160:The
341:RED
333:RED
329:RED
277:.
114:IPA
1190::
1084:.
1080:.
1068:^
1037:.
1013:.
849:.
652:.
612:Li
580:Li
492:.
394:,
304:,
292:,
288:,
284:,
196:.
174:;
1094:.
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999:.
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