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純素顏

简纯素颜 · 繁純素顏

Mandarin · pinyin chún sù yán

see 素顏 sù yán

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純: Look up this written character
素: sù · white (silk); plain; vegetarian; formerly; normally
顏: Look up this written character
纯: chún · pure, clean, simple
颜: yán · face, facial appearance

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2–4–2 · chun2 su4 yan2

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seon4 sou3 ngaan4

Cantonese word readings for 純素顏. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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