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艷如桃李

简艳如桃李 · 繁艷如桃李

Mandarin · pinyin yàn rú táo lǐ

lit. beautiful as peach and prune
fig. radiant beauty

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艷: Look up this written character
如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
桃: táo · peach; marriage; surname
李: lǐ · plum; judge; surname
艳: yàn · beautiful, sexy, voluptuous

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4–2–2–3 · yan4 ru2 tao2 li3

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jim6 jyu4 tou4 lei5

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