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九天攬月

简九天揽月 · 繁九天攬月

Mandarin · pinyin jiǔ tiān lǎn yuè

(idiom) to reach for the stars

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九: jiǔ · nine
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
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月: yuè · moon; month; Kangxi radical 74
揽: lǎn · grasp, take hold of; monopolize

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3–1–3–4 · jiu3 tian1 lan3 yue4

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gau2 tin1 laam5 jyut6

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