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更深人靜

简更深人静 · 繁更深人靜

Mandarin · pinyin gēng shēn rén jìng

deep at night and all is quiet (idiom)

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更: gèng · more, still further, much more; to change, alter
深: shēn · deep; depth; far; very, extreme
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
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静: jìng · quiet, still, motionless; gentle

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1–1–2–4 · geng1 shen1 ren2 jing4

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