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金碧熒煌

简金碧荧煌 · 繁金碧熒煌

Mandarin · pinyin jīn bì yíng huáng

splendid in green and gold (idiom); looking radiant

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金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
碧: bì · jade; green, blue
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煌: huáng · bright, shining, luminous
荧: yíng · shine, shimmer; shining, dazzling

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1–4–2–2 · jin1 bi4 ying2 huang2

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gam1 bik1 jing4 wong4

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