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蓬戶甕牖

简蓬户瓮牖 · 繁蓬戶甕牖

Mandarin · pinyin péng hù wèng yǒu

thatched house, broken urn windows (idiom); poor person's house
humble home

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蓬: péng · type of raspberry; fairyland
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牖: yǒu · window; lead enlightenment
户: hù · door; family
瓮: wèng · earthen jar; jar for ashes

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2–4–4–3 · peng2 hu4 weng4 you3

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