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含商咀徵

Mandarin · pinyin hán shāng jǔ zhǐ

(idiom) permeated with beautiful music

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含: hán · hold in mouth; cherish; contain
商: shāng · commerce, business, trade
咀: jǔ · suck; chew, masticate
徵: zhǐ · zhēng · summon, recruit; musical note

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2–1–3–3 · han2 shang1 ju3 zhi3

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