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三貞九烈

简 三贞九烈 · 繁 三貞九烈
Mandarin · pinyin sān zhēn jiǔ liè

Meanings

  1. (of a widow) faithful to the death to her husband's memory
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三
sān · three
貞
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九
jiǔ · nine
烈
liè · fiery, violent, vehement, ardent
贞
zhēn · virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
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1–1–3–4 · san1 zhen1 jiu3 lie4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

saam1 zing1 gau2 lit6

Cantonese word readings for 三貞九烈. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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saam1 zing1 gau2 lit6

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