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啞巴吃黃蓮

简哑巴吃黄莲 · 繁啞巴吃黃蓮

Mandarin · pinyin yǎ ba chī huáng lián

variant of 啞巴吃黃連 yǎ ba chī huáng lián

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啞: Look up this written character
巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
吃: chī · eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
蓮: Look up this written character
哑: yǎ · dumb, mute; become hoarse
黄: huáng · yellow; surname
莲: lián · lotus, water lily; paradise

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3–5–1–2–2 · ya3 ba5 chi1 huang2 lian2

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