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衍聲複詞

简衍声复词 · 繁衍聲複詞

Mandarin · pinyin yǎn shēng fù cí

compound word, such as 玫瑰 méi guī or 咖啡 kā fēi, whose meaning is unrelated to the individual characters (Note: These characters are often not used independently in modern Chinese.)

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衍: yǎn · overflow, spill over, spread out
聲: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
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声: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
复: fù · return; repeat; repeatedly
词: cí · words; phrase, expression

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3–1–4–2 · yan3 sheng1 fu4 ci2

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jin5 sing1 fuk1 ci4

Cantonese word readings for 衍聲複詞. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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