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歧路燈

简歧路灯 · 繁歧路燈

Mandarin · pinyin Qí lù Dēng

Lamp in the Side Street, novel by Qing dynasty writer Li Lüyuan 李綠園 Lǐ Lǜ yuán
also written 岐路燈 Qí lù Dēng

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歧: qí · fork of road; branching off
路: lù · road, path, street; journey
燈: dēng · lantern, lamp
灯: dēng · lantern, lamp

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2–4–1 · Qi2 lu4 Deng1

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