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柳葉眉

简柳叶眉 · 繁柳葉眉

Mandarin · pinyin liǔ yè méi

see 柳眉 liǔ méi

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柳: liǔ · willow tree; pleasure; 24th lunar mansion, determinative star δ Hydrae
葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
眉: méi · eyebrows; upper margin of book
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf

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3–4–2 · liu3 ye4 mei2

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lau5 jip6 mei4

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