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活色生香

Mandarin · pinyin huó sè shēng xiāng

(of a flower) vividly colorful and fragrant
(of a woman) captivating; charming
(of writing or a painting etc) lifelike; vivid

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活: huó · live, exist, survive; lively
色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
香: xiāng · fragrant, sweet-smelling; incense; Kangxi radical 186

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2–4–1–1 · huo2 se4 sheng1 xiang1

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