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盼星星盼月亮

Mandarin · pinyin pàn xīng xīng pàn yuè liàng

to wish for the stars and the moon
to have unreal expectations

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盼: pàn · look, gaze; expect, hope for
星: xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)
月: yuè · moon; month; Kangxi radical 74
亮: liàng · bright, brilliant, radiant, light

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4–1–1–4–4–4 · pan4 xing1 xing1 pan4 yue4 liang4

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paan3 sing1 sing1 paan3 jyut6 loeng6

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