長夜難明

简 长夜难明 · 繁 長夜難明
Mandarin · pinyin cháng yè nán míng

Meanings

  1. lit. many nights under a harsh moon
  2. long years of oppression (idiom)
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長
zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
夜
yè · night, dark; in night; by night
難
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明
míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
长
zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
难
nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable
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2–4–2–2 · chang2 ye4 nan2 ming2

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coeng4 je6 naan4 ming4

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長夜難明 · chang2 ye4 nan2 ming2
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Exact source record長夜難明 长夜难明 [chang2 ye4 nan2 ming2] /lit. many nights under a harsh moon/long years of oppression (idiom)/