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萬家燈火

简万家灯火 · 繁萬家燈火

Mandarin · pinyin wàn jiā dēng huǒ

(of a city etc) ablaze with lights

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萬: Look up this written character
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
燈: dēng · lantern, lamp
火: huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
万: wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable
灯: dēng · lantern, lamp

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4–1–1–3 · wan4 jia1 deng1 huo3

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(idiomatic) a myriad twinkling lights (of a city)

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