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Mandarin · pinyin xíng róng cí duǎn yǔ

adjectival phrase

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形: xíng · form, shape, appearance
容: róng · looks, appearance; figure, form
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短: duǎn · short; brief; deficient, lacking
語: Look up this written character
词: cí · words; phrase, expression
语: yǔ · language, words; saying, expression

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2–2–2–3–3 · xing2 rong2 ci2 duan3 yu3

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