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白雪皚皚

简白雪皑皑 · 繁白雪皚皚

Mandarin · pinyin bái xuě ái ái

brilliant white snow cover (esp. of distant peaks)

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
雪: xuě · snow; wipe away shame, avenge
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皑: ái · brilliant white

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2–3–2–2 · bai2 xue3 ai2 ai2

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baak6 syut3 ngoi4 ngoi4

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(idiomatic) snow gleaming white; snowy; snow-capped; snow-covered

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