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喜形於色

简喜形于色 · 繁喜形於色

Mandarin · pinyin xǐ xíng yú sè

face light up with delight (idiom); to beam with joy

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喜: xǐ · like, love, enjoy; joyful thing
形: xíng · form, shape, appearance
於: yú · yū · in, at, on; interjection alas!
色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
于: yú · in, on, at; go to; surname

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3–2–2–4 · xi3 xing2 yu2 se4

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hei2 jing4 jyu1 sik1

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