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曬太陽

简晒太阳 · 繁曬太陽

Mandarin · pinyin shài tài yáng

to be in the sun (getting warm or sunbathing etc)
to put sth in the sun (e.g. to dry it)

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曬: Look up this written character
太: tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
陽: yáng · the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
晒: shài · dry in sun, expose to sun
阳: yáng · 'male' principle; light; sun

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4–4–2 · shai4 tai4 yang2

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saai3 taai3 joeng4

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verb

(verb-object) to bask in the sun; to sunbathe; to sunbake

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