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花樣年華

简花样年华 · 繁花樣年華

Mandarin · pinyin huā yàng nián huá

full bloom of youth

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花: huā · flower; blossoms
樣: yàng · shape, form, pattern, style
年: nián · year; new-years; person's age
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样: yàng · shape, form, pattern, style
华: huá · flowery; illustrious; Chinese

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1–4–2–2 · hua1 yang4 nian2 hua2

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faa1 joeng6 nin4 waa4

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noun

(idiomatic) prime of life; youthful years

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