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Mandarin · pinyin sù sù fā dǒu

shivering
trembling (idiom)

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簌: sù · (of flower petals) falling
發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
抖: dǒu · tremble, shake, rouse; give shake
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair

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4–4–1–3 · su4 su4 fa1 dou3

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