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冰壺秋月

简冰壶秋月 · 繁冰壺秋月

Mandarin · pinyin bīng hú qiū yuè

jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡); fig. spotless white and pure
flawless person

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冰: bīng · ice; ice-cold
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秋: qiū · autumn, fall; year
月: yuè · moon; month; Kangxi radical 74
壶: hú · jar, pot, jug, vase; surname

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1–2–1–4 · bing1 hu2 qiu1 yue4

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bing1 wu4 cau1 jyut6

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