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蒼黃

简苍黄 · 繁蒼黃

Mandarin · pinyin cāng huáng

greenish yellow
sallow (pale or yellow complexion)
variant of 倉皇 cāng huáng

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蒼: Look up this written character
黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
苍: cāng · blue; green
黄: huáng · yellow; surname

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1–2 · cang1 huang2

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adj

greenish yellow
sallow
(literary) changeable (literally black or yellow, from the Mohist saying 染於蒼則蒼,染於黃則黃 "white silk can be dyed either black or yellow")
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 倉皇 /仓皇 (cānghuáng)

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