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蒼白色

简苍白色 · 繁蒼白色

Mandarin · pinyin cāng bái sè

pale
wan
sickly white

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蒼: Look up this written character
白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
苍: cāng · blue; green

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1–2–4 · cang1 bai2 se4

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cong1 baak6 sik1

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