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夜色蒼茫

简夜色苍茫 · 繁夜色蒼茫

Mandarin · pinyin yè sè cāng máng

gathering dusk

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夜: yè · night, dark; in night; by night
色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
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茫: máng · vast, boundless, widespread
苍: cāng · blue; green

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4–4–1–2 · ye4 se4 cang1 mang2

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je6 sik1 cong1 mong4

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