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淵海

简渊海 · 繁淵海

Mandarin · pinyin yuān hǎi

(lit.) abyss and ocean
(fig.) vast and profound

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海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
渊: yuān · surge up, bubble up, gush forth

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1–3 · yuan1 hai3

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