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日月重光

Mandarin · pinyin rì yuè chóng guāng

the sun and moon shine once more
fig. things get back to normal after an upheaval

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日: rì · sun; day; daytime
月: yuè · moon; month; Kangxi radical 74
重: zhòng · heavy, weighty; double
光: guāng · light, brilliant, shine; only

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4–4–2–1 · ri4 yue4 chong2 guang1

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