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室邇人遐

简室迩人遐 · 繁室邇人遐

Mandarin · pinyin shì ěr rén xiá

to long for sb far away
to grieve over the dead

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室: shì · room, home, house, chamber; 13th lunar mansion, determinative star α Pegasi (Markab)
邇: Look up this written character
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
遐: xiá · afar, distant; old, advanced in
迩: ěr · be near, be close; recently

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4–3–2–2 · shi4 er3 ren2 xia2

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sat1 ji5 jan4 haa4

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