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八月之光

Mandarin · pinyin Bā yuè zhī Guāng

Light in August (novel by William Faulkner 威廉·福克納 Wēi lián · Fú kè nà)

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八: bā · eight; all around, all sides
月: yuè · moon; month; Kangxi radical 74
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
光: guāng · light, brilliant, shine; only

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1–4–1–1 · Ba1 yue4 zhi1 Guang1

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baat3 jyut6 zi1 gwong1

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