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乍暖還寒

简乍暖还寒 · 繁乍暖還寒

Mandarin · pinyin zhà nuǎn huán hán

(idiom) (of early spring weather) alternating between warm and cold

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乍: zhà · first time, for the first time
暖: nuǎn · warm, genial
還: hái · still, yet, also, besides
寒: hán · cold, wintry, chilly
还: hái · still, yet, also, besides

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4–3–2–2 · zha4 nuan3 huan2 han2

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zaa3 nyun5 waan4 hon4

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(of weather) with temperatures fluctuating between warm and cold

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