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遠方來鴻

简远方来鸿 · 繁遠方來鴻

Mandarin · pinyin yuǎn fāng lái hóng

letter from afar (literary)

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遠: yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound
方: fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
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远: yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound
来: lái · come, coming; return, returning
鸿: hóng · species of wild swan; vast

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3–1–2–2 · yuan3 fang1 lai2 hong2

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