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挽辭

简挽辞 · 繁挽辭

Mandarin · pinyin wǎn cí

an elegy
elegiac words

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挽: wǎn · pull; pull back, draw back
辭: Look up this written character
辞: cí · words, speech, expression, phrase

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3–2 · wan3 ci2

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waan5 ci4

Cantonese word readings for 挽辭. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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