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花紅柳綠

简花红柳绿 · 繁花紅柳綠

Mandarin · pinyin huā hóng liǔ lǜ

red flowers and green willow
all the colors of spring

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花: huā · flower; blossoms
紅: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
柳: liǔ · willow tree; pleasure; 24th lunar mansion, determinative star δ Hydrae
綠: lǜ · green; chlorine
红: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
绿: lǜ · green; chlorine

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1–2–3–4 · hua1 hong2 liu3 lu:4

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faa1 hung4 lau5 luk6

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(idiomatic) profusion of garden flowers

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