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湖光山色

Mandarin · pinyin hú guāng shān sè

scenic lakes and mountain (idiom); beautiful lake and mountain landscape

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湖: hú · a lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green
光: guāng · light, brilliant, shine; only
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139

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2–1–1–4 · hu2 guang1 shan1 se4

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wu4 gwong1 saan1 sik1

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(idiomatic) beautiful scenery of lakes and mountains

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