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金碧輝煌

简金碧辉煌 · 繁金碧輝煌

Mandarin · pinyin jīn bì huī huáng

gold and jade in glorious splendor (idiom)
fig. a dazzling sight (e.g. royal palace)

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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
辉: huī · brightness, luster, brilliance

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1–4–1–2 · jin1 bi4 hui1 huang2

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gam1 bik1 fai1 wong4

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(of the furnishings and decorations of a building or structure) magnificent, splendid and resplendent

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