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花無百日紅

简花无百日红 · 繁花無百日紅

Mandarin · pinyin huā wú bǎi rì hóng

No flower can bloom for a hundred days.
Good times do not last long. (idiom)

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花: huā · flower; blossoms
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百: bǎi · one hundred; numerous, many
日: rì · sun; day; daytime
紅: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
红: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush

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1–2–3–4–2 · hua1 wu2 bai3 ri4 hong2

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faa1 mou4 baak3 jat6 hung4

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