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披星帶月

简披星带月 · 繁披星帶月

Mandarin · pinyin pī xīng dài yuè

variant of 披星戴月 pī xīng dài yuè

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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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月: yuè · moon; month; Kangxi radical 74
带: dài · belt, girdle, band, strap, zone

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1–1–4–4 · pi1 xing1 dai4 yue4

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pei1 sing1 daai3 jyut6

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