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殘冬臘月

简残冬腊月 · 繁殘冬臘月

Mandarin · pinyin cán dōng là yuè

final days of the lunar year

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冬: dōng · winter, 11th lunar month
臘: Look up this written character
月: yuè · moon; month; Kangxi radical 74
残: cán · injure, spoil; oppress; broken
腊: là · year-end sacrifice; dried meat

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2–1–4–4 · can2 dong1 la4 yue4

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