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血氣方剛

简血气方刚 · 繁血氣方剛

Mandarin · pinyin xuè qì fāng gāng

full of sap (idiom); young and vigorous

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血: xuè · blood; Kangxi radical 143
氣: qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
方: fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
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气: qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84
刚: gāng · hard, tough, rigid, strong

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4–4–1–1 · xue4 qi4 fang1 gang1

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hyut3 hei3 fong1 gong1

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(chiefly of youth) hot-blooded; full of vigour; buoyant and impetuous

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