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靉靆

简叆叇 · 繁靉靆

Mandarin · pinyin ài dài

(literary) heavy (clouds)
(literary) eyeglasses

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叆: ài · cloudy sky; dark, obscure
叇: dài · cloudy sky; not clear; dark

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4–4 · ai4 dai4

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adj · Etymology 1

(literary, ideophonic, of clouds) thick
(literary, ideophonic, of the sky) gloomy; dark; cloudy

noun · Etymology 2

(literary, obsolete) eyeglasses; spectacles

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