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半明不滅

简半明不灭 · 繁半明不滅

Mandarin · pinyin bàn míng bù miè

dull (lamplight)

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半: bàn · half
明: míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
滅: Look up this written character
灭: miè · extinguish; wipe out, exterminate

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4–2–4–4 · ban4 ming2 bu4 mie4

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bun3 ming4 bat1 mit6

Cantonese word readings for 半明不滅. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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