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柳煙花霧

简柳烟花雾 · 繁柳煙花霧

Mandarin · pinyin liǔ yān huā wù

lit. willow scent and mist of blossom (idiom); scene full of the delights of spring

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柳: liǔ · willow tree; pleasure; 24th lunar mansion, determinative star δ Hydrae
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花: huā · flower; blossoms
霧: Look up this written character
烟: yān · smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes
雾: wù · fog, mist, vapor, fine spray

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3–1–1–4 · liu3 yan1 hua1 wu4

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