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綠慘紅愁

简绿惨红愁 · 繁綠慘紅愁

Mandarin · pinyin lǜ cǎn hóng chóu

(of women) grieved appearance (idiom)
sorrowful mien

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綠: lǜ · green; chlorine
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紅: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
愁: chóu · anxiety; to worry about, be anxious
绿: lǜ · green; chlorine
惨: cǎn · sad, pitiful, wretched; cruel
红: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush

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4–3–2–2 · lu:4 can3 hong2 chou2

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luk6 caam2 hung4 sau4

Cantonese word readings for 綠慘紅愁. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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