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太陽眼鏡

简太阳眼镜 · 繁太陽眼鏡

Mandarin · pinyin tài yáng yǎn jìng

sunglasses

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太: tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
陽: yáng · the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
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阳: yáng · 'male' principle; light; sun
镜: jìng · mirror; lens; glass; glasses

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4–2–3–4 · tai4 yang2 yan3 jing4

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taai3 joeng4 ngaan5 geng2

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noun

sunglasses (Classifier: 副 m c)

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