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色彩繽紛

简色彩缤纷 · 繁色彩繽紛

Mandarin · pinyin sè cǎi bīn fēn

see 五彩繽紛 wǔ cǎi bīn fēn

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色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
彩: cǎi · hue, color; variegated colors
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缤: bīn · flourishing, thriving, abundant
纷: fēn · in disorder, scattered, tangled

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4–3–1–1 · se4 cai3 bin1 fen1

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