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上色

Mandarin · pinyin shàng sè#

top-quality
top-grade

Mandarin · pinyin shàng shǎi#

to color (a picture etc)
to dye (fabric etc)
to stain (furniture etc)

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上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139

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4–4 · shang4 se4

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