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長夜難明

简长夜难明 · 繁長夜難明

Mandarin · pinyin cháng yè nán míng

lit. many nights under a harsh moon
long years of oppression (idiom)

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
夜: yè · night, dark; in night; by night
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明: míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
难: nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable

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2–4–2–2 · chang2 ye4 nan2 ming2

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