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離離光光

简离离光光 · 繁離離光光

Mandarin · pinyin lí lí guāng guāng

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光: guāng · light, brilliant, shine; only
离: lí · rare beast; strange; elegant

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2–2–1–1 · li2 li2 guang1 guang1

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lei4 lei4 gwong1 gwong1

Cantonese word readings for 離離光光. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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