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儷影

简俪影 · 繁儷影

Mandarin · pinyin lì yǐng

photo of a (married) couple

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儷: Look up this written character
影: yǐng · shadow; image, reflection; photograph
俪: lì · spouse, couple, pair

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4–3 · li4 ying3

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lai6 jing2

Cantonese word readings for 儷影. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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