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單色畫

简单色画 · 繁單色畫

Mandarin · pinyin dān sè huà

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色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
畫: huà · delineate, painting, picture, drawing; draw
单: dān · single, individual, only; lone
画: huà · a painting, picture, drawing; to draw

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1–4–4 · dan1 se4 hua4

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daan1 sik1 waa2

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