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老三色

Mandarin · pinyin lǎo sān sè

the three plain colors used for clothing in the PRC in the 1960s: black, gray and blue

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老: lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
三: sān · three
色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139

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3–1–4 · lao3 san1 se4

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