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蒙娜麗莎

简蒙娜丽莎 · 繁蒙娜麗莎

Mandarin · pinyin Méng nà Lì shā

Mona Lisa

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蒙: méng · cover; ignorant; suffer; Mongolia; hexagram ䷃
娜: nà · elegant, graceful, delicate
麗: lì · beautiful, magnificent, elegant
莎: shā · kind of sedge grass, used anciently for raincoats
丽: lì · beautiful, magnificent, elegant

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2–4–4–1 · Meng2 na4 Li4 sha1

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