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離情別緒

简离情别绪 · 繁離情別緒

Mandarin · pinyin lí qíng bié xù

sad feeling at separation (idiom)

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離: Look up this written character
情: qíng · feeling, sentiment, emotion
別: Look up this written character
緒: Look up this written character
离: lí · rare beast; strange; elegant
别: bié · separate, other; do not
绪: xù · end of thread; thread, clue

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2–2–2–4 · li2 qing2 bie2 xu4

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lei4 cing4 bit6 seoi5

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