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窗明几淨

简窗明几净 · 繁窗明几淨

Mandarin · pinyin chuāng míng jī jìng

lit. clear window and clean table (idiom)
fig. bright and clean

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窗: chuāng · window
明: míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
几: jǐ · small table
淨: jìng · pure, clean, unspoiled
净: jìng · clean, pure; cleanse

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1–2–1–4 · chuang1 ming2 ji1 jing4

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(idiomatic) clean; tidy; neat; a well-organised place

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