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審美活動

简审美活动 · 繁審美活動

Mandarin · pinyin shěn měi huó dòng

appreciating the arts
esthetic activity

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審: Look up this written character
美: měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing
活: huó · live, exist, survive; lively
動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
审: shěn · examine, investigate; judge
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action

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3–3–2–4 · shen3 mei3 huo2 dong4

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sam2 mei5 wut6 dung6

Cantonese word readings for 審美活動. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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