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鏡花緣

简镜花缘 · 繁鏡花緣

Mandarin · pinyin Jìng huā Yuán

Jinghua Yuan or Flowers in the Mirror, Qing novel of fantasy and erudition (early 19th century) by Li Ruzhen 李汝珍 Lǐ Rǔ zhēn

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花: huā · flower; blossoms
緣: Look up this written character
镜: jìng · mirror; lens; glass; glasses
缘: yuán · hem, margin; reason, cause; fate

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4–1–2 · Jing4 hua1 Yuan2

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