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脫色

简脱色 · 繁脫色

Mandarin · pinyin tuō sè

to lose color
to turn pale
to bleach
to fade

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色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
脱: tuō · take off

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1–4 · tuo1 se4

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