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戴月披星

Mandarin · pinyin dài yuè pī xīng

see 披星戴月 pī xīng dài yuè

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戴: dài · wear on top; support
月: yuè · moon; month; Kangxi radical 74
披: pī · wear; split; crack
星: xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)

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4–4–1–1 · dai4 yue4 pi1 xing1

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daai3 jyut6 pei1 sing1

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