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愈描愈黑

Mandarin · pinyin yù miáo yù hēi

see 越描越黑 yuè miáo yuè hēi

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愈: yù · more and more, even more
描: miáo · copy, trace, sketch; depict
黑: hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203

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4–2–4–1 · yu4 miao2 yu4 hei1

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jyut6 miu4 jyut6 hak1

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