遠方來鴻

简 远方来鸿 · 繁 遠方來鴻
Mandarin · pinyin yuǎn fāng lái hóng

Meanings

  1. letter from afar (literary)
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遠
yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound
方
fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
來
lái · come, coming; return, returning
鴻
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远
yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound
来
lái · come, coming; return, returning
鸿
hóng · species of wild swan; vast
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3–1–2–2 · yuan3 fang1 lai2 hong2

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jyun5 fong1 loi4 hung4

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