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吟風弄月

简吟风弄月 · 繁吟風弄月

Mandarin · pinyin yín fēng nòng yuè

lit. singing of the wind and the moon; fig. vacuous and sentimental (of poetry or art)

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吟: yín · sing, hum; recite; type of poetry
風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
弄: nòng · do, play or fiddle with; alley
月: yuè · moon; month; Kangxi radical 74
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere

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2–1–4–4 · yin2 feng1 nong4 yue4

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jam4 fung1 lung6 jyut6

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