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灰色地帶

简灰色地带 · 繁灰色地帶

Mandarin · pinyin huī sè dì dài

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灰: huī · ashes; dust; lime, mortar
色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
帶: Look up this written character
带: dài · belt, girdle, band, strap, zone

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1–4–4–4 · hui1 se4 di4 dai4

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fui1 sik1 dei6 daai3

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