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春暖花開

简春暖花开 · 繁春暖花開

Mandarin · pinyin chūn nuǎn huā kāi

(lit.) springtime when the weather is warm and flowers are in bloom (idiom)
(fig.) a time of renewal and flourishing

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春: chūn · spring; wanton
暖: nuǎn · warm, genial
花: huā · flower; blossoms
開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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1–3–1–1 · chun1 nuan3 hua1 kai1

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ceon1 nyun5 faa1 hoi1

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(idiomatic) during the warmth of spring all the flowers bloom

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