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臉黃肌瘦

简脸黄肌瘦 · 繁臉黃肌瘦

Mandarin · pinyin liǎn huáng jī shòu

see 面黃肌瘦 miàn huáng jī shòu

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臉: liǎn · face; cheek; reputation
黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
肌: jī · muscle tissue; meat on bones
瘦: shòu · thin, emaciated, lean; meager
脸: liǎn · face; cheek; reputation
黄: huáng · yellow; surname

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3–2–1–4 · lian3 huang2 ji1 shou4

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