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縹

简缥 · 繁縹

Mandarin · pinyin piāo#

used in 縹渺 piāo miǎo
Taiwan pr. piǎo

Mandarin · pinyin piǎo#

(literary) light blue
(literary) light blue silk fabric

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缥: piāo · light blue silk; dim; misty

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1 · piao1

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