天真爛漫

简 天真烂漫 · 繁 天真爛漫
Mandarin · pinyin tiān zhēn làn màn

Meanings

  1. (idiom) innocent and unaffected
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天
tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
真
zhēn · real, actual, true, genuine
爛
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漫
màn · overflow of water; spreading
烂
làn · rotten, spoiled, decayed
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1–1–4–4 · tian1 zhen1 lan4 man4

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tin1 zan1 laan6 maan6

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  1. (idiomatic) innocent and unaffected; simple and artless

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