夜幕低垂

Mandarin · pinyin yè mù dī chuí

Meanings

  1. darkness fell (falls, had fallen etc)
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夜
yè · night, dark; in night; by night
幕
mù · curtain, screen, tent
低
dī · low; to lower, hang, bend, bow
垂
chuí · let down; suspend, hand; down
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4–4–1–2 · ye4 mu4 di1 chui2

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je6 mok6 dai1 seoi4

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