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悽涼

简凄凉 · 繁悽涼

Mandarin · pinyin qī liáng

mournful; miserable

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涼: liáng · cool, cold; disheartened
凄: qī · bitter cold, miserable, dreary
凉: liáng · cool, cold; disheartened

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1–2 · qi1 liang2

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cai1 loeng4

Cantonese word readings for 悽涼. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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