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暮色蒼茫

简暮色苍茫 · 繁暮色蒼茫

Mandarin · pinyin mù sè cāng máng

the hazy dusk of twilight (idiom)

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暮: mù · evening, dusk, sunset; ending
色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
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茫: máng · vast, boundless, widespread
苍: cāng · blue; green

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4–4–1–2 · mu4 se4 cang1 mang2

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mou6 sik1 cong1 mong4

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