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淒婉

简凄婉 · 繁淒婉

Mandarin · pinyin qī wǎn

melancholy
moving and sad
sweet and piteous

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婉: wǎn · amiable, congenial; restrained
凄: qī · bitter cold, miserable, dreary

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1–3 · qi1 wan3

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cai1 jyun2

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

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