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花前月下

Mandarin · pinyin huā qián yuè xià

(idiom) romantic surroundings

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花: huā · flower; blossoms
前: qián · in front, forward; preceding
月: yuè · moon; month; Kangxi radical 74
下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down

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1–2–4–4 · hua1 qian2 yue4 xia4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

faa1 cin4 jyut6 haa6

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