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繞梁三日

简绕梁三日 · 繁繞梁三日

Mandarin · pinyin rào liáng sān rì

reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)

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梁: liáng · bridge; beam; rafters; surname
三: sān · three
日: rì · sun; day; daytime
绕: rào · entwine; wind around; surround

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4–2–1–4 · rao4 liang2 san1 ri4

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jiu5 loeng4 saam1 jat6

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