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明窗淨几

简明窗净几 · 繁明窗淨几

Mandarin · pinyin míng chuāng jìng jī

lit. clear window and clean table (idiom); fig. bright and clean (room)

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明: míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
窗: chuāng · window
淨: jìng · pure, clean, unspoiled
几: jǐ · small table
净: jìng · clean, pure; cleanse

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2–1–4–1 · ming2 chuang1 jing4 ji1

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