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秋霜

Mandarin · pinyin qiū shuāng

autumn frost
fig. white hair as sign of old age

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秋: qiū · autumn, fall; year
霜: shuāng · frost; crystallized; candied

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1–1 · qiu1 shuang1

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cau1 soeng1

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