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耿耿

Mandarin · pinyin gěng gěng

bright
devoted
having sth on one's mind
troubled

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耿: gěng · bright, shining; have guts

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3–3 · geng3 geng3

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adj

(ideophonic) bright; shining
(ideophonic) loyal; faithful; dedicated
(ideophonic) having things on one's mind; troubled; disquieted; vexed

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