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萬籟俱寂

简万籁俱寂 · 繁萬籟俱寂

Mandarin · pinyin wàn lài jù jì

(idiom) dead silent

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俱: jù · all, together; accompany
寂: jì · still, silent, quiet; desolate
万: wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable
籁: lài · bamboo flute; pipe; various sound

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4–4–4–4 · wan4 lai4 ju4 ji4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

maan6 laai6 keoi1 zik6

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(of nature) a great depth of stillness; all fretful stirrings of the world hushed; all is quiet and still

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