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碧海青天

Mandarin · pinyin bì hǎi qīng tiān

green sea, blue sky (idiom); sea and sky merge in one shade
loneliness of faithful widow

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碧: bì · jade; green, blue
海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
青: qīng · blue, green; young; Kangxi radical 174
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial

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4–3–1–1 · bi4 hai3 qing1 tian1

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bik1 hoi2 cing1 tin1

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