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皇皇

Mandarin · pinyin huáng huáng

magnificent
variant of 惶惶 huáng huáng
variant of 遑遑 huáng huáng

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皇: huáng · royal, imperial; ruler, superior

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2–2 · huang2 huang2

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adj

(literary, ideophonic) magnificent; glorious; majestic; splendid
(literary, ideophonic) brilliant; shining; radiant
(literary, ideophonic) vast; wide-reaching
(literary, ideophonic) alternative form of 惶惶 (huánghuáng, “anxious; uneasy”)
(literary, ideophonic) alternative form of 惶惶 (huánghuáng, “hurried; hasty”)

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