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蓬蓽生輝

简蓬荜生辉 · 繁蓬蓽生輝

Mandarin · pinyin péng bì shēng huī

(idiom) (humble expression) your presence brings light to my humble dwelling

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蓬: péng · type of raspberry; fairyland
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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
輝: Look up this written character
荜: bì · species of bean; Piper longum
辉: huī · brightness, luster, brilliance

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2–4–1–1 · peng2 bi4 sheng1 hui1

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pung4 bat1 sang1 fai1

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