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茶色

Mandarin · pinyin chá sè

dark brown
tawny

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茶: chá · tea
色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139

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2–4 · cha2 se4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

caa4 sik1

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noun

the colour of tea leaves or tea infusion (often as an indicator of tea quality)
a reddish brown colour resembling that of concentrated tea infusions

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