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陰森

简阴森 · 繁陰森

Mandarin · pinyin yīn sēn

gloomy
sinister
eerie

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陰: Look up this written character
森: sēn · forest; luxuriant vegetation
阴: yīn · 'female' principle; dark; secret

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jam1 sam1

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adj

(of an environment, atmosphere, facial expression, etc.) gloomy; gruesome; ghastly
(literary, of trees) dense; wooded; luxuriant

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