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識荊恨晚

简识荆恨晚 · 繁識荊恨晚

Mandarin · pinyin shí jīng hèn wǎn

It is a great honor to meet you and I regret it is not sooner

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恨: hèn · hatred, dislike; resent, hate
晚: wǎn · night, evening; late
识: shí · shì · recognize, understand, know
荆: jīng · thorns; brambles; my wife; cane

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2–1–4–3 · shi2 jing1 hen4 wan3

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sik1 ging1 han6 maan5

Cantonese word readings for 識荊恨晚. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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