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牡丹亭

Mandarin · pinyin Mǔ dan Tíng

The Peony Pavilion (1598), play by Tang Xianzu 湯顯祖 Tāng Xiǎn zǔ

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牡: mǔ · male of animals; bolt of door
丹: dān · cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)
亭: tíng · pavilion; erect

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3–5–2 · Mu3 dan5 Ting2

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