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閫奧

简阃奥 · 繁閫奧

Mandarin · pinyin kǔn ào

innermost room
(fig.) heart

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阃: kǔn · threshold; women's quarters
奥: ào · mysterious, obscure, profound

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3–4 · kun3 ao4

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