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長樂未央

简长乐未央 · 繁長樂未央

Mandarin · pinyin cháng lè wèi yāng

endless happiness (idiom)

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
樂: lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music
未: wèi · not yet; eighth earthly branch
央: yāng · center, conclude, run out; beg
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
乐: lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music

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2–4–4–1 · chang2 le4 wei4 yang1

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