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春光乍泄

Mandarin · pinyin chūn guāng zhà xiè

spring sunshine emerges to bring the world alive (idiom)
to give a glimpse of sth intimate (e.g. one's underwear)

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春: chūn · spring; wanton
光: guāng · light, brilliant, shine; only
乍: zhà · first time, for the first time
泄: xiè · leak; vent; flow; reveal

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1–1–4–4 · chun1 guang1 zha4 xie4

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ceon1 gwong1 zaa3 sit3

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