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裝門面

简装门面 · 繁裝門面

Mandarin · pinyin zhuāng mén miàn

see 裝點門面 zhuāng diǎn mén miàn

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門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
装: zhuāng · dress, clothes, attire; fill
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening

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1–2–4 · zhuang1 men2 mian4

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zong1 mun4 min6

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(idiomatic) to put up a facade; to keep up appearances

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