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淒黯

简凄黯 · 繁淒黯

Mandarin · pinyin qī àn

dismal
somber
also written 淒暗 qī àn

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黯: àn · dark, black; sullen, dreary
凄: qī · bitter cold, miserable, dreary

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1–4 · qi1 an4

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Cantonese word readings for 淒黯. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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