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萬家燈火
简 万家灯火 · 繁 萬家燈火Mandarin · pinyin wàn jiā dēng huǒ
Meanings
- (of a city etc) ablaze with lights
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4–1–1–3 · wan4 jia1 deng1 huo3
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maan6 gaa1 dang1 fo2
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phrase
- (idiomatic) a myriad twinkling lights (of a city)
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