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雲窗霧檻

简云窗雾槛 · 繁雲窗霧檻

Mandarin · pinyin yún chuāng wù kǎn

cloud around the window, mist on the threshold (idiom); tall building with the windows in the clouds

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雲: yún · clouds; Yunnan province
窗: chuāng · window
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云: yún · say, speak; clouds
雾: wù · fog, mist, vapor, fine spray
槛: kǎn · threshold, door-sill

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2–1–4–3 · yun2 chuang1 wu4 kan3

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