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草滿囹圄

简草满囹圄 · 繁草滿囹圄

Mandarin · pinyin cǎo mǎn líng yǔ

lit. jails overgrown with grass (idiom); fig. peaceful society

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草: cǎo · grass, straw, thatch, herbs
滿: mǎn · fill; full, satisfied
囹: líng · prison, enclosure
圄: yǔ · prison, jail
满: mǎn · fill; full, satisfied

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3–3–2–3 · cao3 man3 ling2 yu3

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