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Mandarin · pinyin huāng yān màn cǎo

lit. abandoned by men and choked with weeds
desolate (idiom)

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荒: huāng · wasteland, desert; uncultivated
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蔓: màn · creeping plants, tendrils, vines
草: cǎo · grass, straw, thatch, herbs
烟: yān · smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes

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1–1–4–3 · huang1 yan1 man4 cao3

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