明日黃花
简 明日黄花 · 繁 明日黃花Meanings
- lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom)
- fig. outdated
- thing of the past
- dead letter
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2–4–2–1 · ming2 ri4 huang2 hua1
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ming4 jat6 wong4 faa1
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- (idiomatic) an object or person that is past their prime; what is obsolete
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