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曖

简暧 · 繁曖

Mandarin · pinyin ài

(of daylight) dim
obscure
clandestine
dubious

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曖: Look up this written character
暧: ài · obscure, dim, ambiguous, vague

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4 · ai4

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oi2 · oi3

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(literary, of daylight) dim; hazy
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) obscure; hidden

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