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樸素

简朴素 · 繁樸素

Mandarin · pinyin pǔ sù

plain and simple
unadorned
simple living
not frivolous

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樸: Look up this written character
素: sù · white (silk); plain; vegetarian; formerly; normally
朴: pǔ · simple, unadorned; sincere; surname; a tree

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3–4 · pu3 su4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

pok3 sou3

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

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adj

plain; simple; unadorned (of colours, designs, styles, etc.)
frugal; economical; thrifty
humble and down-to-earth; sincere and honest
natural; at ease
spontaneous

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