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紅牙

简红牙 · 繁紅牙

Mandarin · pinyin hóng yá

clappers (musical instrument used to mark the time, made from ivory or hardwood and painted red)

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紅: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
牙: yá · tooth, molars, teeth; serrated
红: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush

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2–2 · hong2 ya2

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noun

(archaic) a red colored wooden clapper (used in traditional Chinese music)
(Hokkien, of skin or facial tone) ruddy; florid; flushed; healthy-looking

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