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雜色

简杂色 · 繁雜色

Mandarin · pinyin zá sè

varicolored
motley

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雜: Look up this written character
色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
杂: zá · mixed, blended; mix, mingle

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2–4 · za2 se4

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noun

shade made up of a variety of colors

adj

(attributive) multicolored; motley; variegated; varicolored

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