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蒼白無力

简苍白无力 · 繁蒼白無力

Mandarin · pinyin cāng bái wú lì

pale and feeble
powerless

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
無: Look up this written character
力: lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
苍: cāng · blue; green
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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1–2–2–4 · cang1 bai2 wu2 li4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cong1 baak6 mou4 lik6

Cantonese word readings for 蒼白無力. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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