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秀色孫鰈

简秀色孙鲽 · 繁秀色孫鰈

Mandarin · pinyin xiù sè sūn dié

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秀: xiù · ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful
色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
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孙: sūn · grandchild, descendent; surname
鲽: dié · flatfish; flounder; sole

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4–4–1–2 · xiu4 se4 sun1 die2

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