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臨街房

简临街房 · 繁臨街房

Mandarin · pinyin lín jiē fáng

the store front
the part of a house facing the street serving as a store

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街: jiē · street, road, thoroughfare
房: fáng · house, building; room; 4th lunar mansion, determinative star π Scorpii
临: lín · draw near, approach; descend

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2–1–2 · lin2 jie1 fang2

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