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柳綠花紅

简柳绿花红 · 繁柳綠花紅

Mandarin · pinyin liǔ lǜ huā hóng

(lit.) green willows and red flowers (idiom)
(fig.) all the colors of spring

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柳: liǔ · willow tree; pleasure; 24th lunar mansion, determinative star δ Hydrae
綠: lǜ · green; chlorine
花: huā · flower; blossoms
紅: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
绿: lǜ · green; chlorine
红: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush

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3–4–1–2 · liu3 lu:4 hua1 hong2

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lau5 luk6 faa1 hung4

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