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四壁蕭然

简四壁萧然 · 繁四壁蕭然

Mandarin · pinyin sì bì xiāo rán

four bare walls

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四: sì · four
壁: bì · partition wall; walls of a house; 14th lunar mansion, determinative star γ Pegasi (Algenib)
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然: rán · yes, certainly; pledge, promise
萧: xiāo · common artemisia; dejected

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4–4–1–2 · si4 bi4 xiao1 ran2

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sei3 bik1 siu1 jin4

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