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目迷五色

Mandarin · pinyin mù mí wǔ sè

the eye is bewildered by five colors (idiom); a dazzling riot of colors

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目: mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
迷: mí · bewitch, charm, infatuate
五: wǔ · five; surname
色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139

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4–2–3–4 · mu4 mi2 wu3 se4

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muk6 mai4 ng5 sik1

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