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怡顏悅色

简怡颜悦色 · 繁怡顏悅色

Mandarin · pinyin yí yán yuè sè

happy countenance

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怡: yí · harmony; pleasure, joy; be glad
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色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
颜: yán · face, facial appearance
悦: yuè · pleased, contented, gratified

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2–2–4–4 · yi2 yan2 yue4 se4

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ji4 ngaan4 jyut6 sik1

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