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漫漫長夜

简漫漫长夜 · 繁漫漫長夜

Mandarin · pinyin màn màn cháng yè

endless night (idiom); fig. long suffering

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漫: màn · overflow of water; spreading
長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
夜: yè · night, dark; in night; by night
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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4–4–2–4 · man4 man4 chang2 ye4

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