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夜幕降臨

简夜幕降临 · 繁夜幕降臨

Mandarin · pinyin yè mù jiàng lín

nightfall

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夜: yè · night, dark; in night; by night
幕: mù · curtain, screen, tent
降: jiàng · descend, fall, drop; lower, down
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临: lín · draw near, approach; descend

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4–4–4–2 · ye4 mu4 jiang4 lin2

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je6 mok6 gong3 lam4

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