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言談林藪

简言谈林薮 · 繁言談林藪

Mandarin · pinyin yán tán lín sǒu

articulate in speech (idiom)
eloquent

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言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
談: tán · talk; conversation; surname
林: lín · forest, grove; surname
藪: Look up this written character
谈: tán · talk; conversation; surname
薮: sǒu · marsh, swamp; wild country

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2–2–2–3 · yan2 tan2 lin2 sou3

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jin4 taam4 lam4 sau2

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