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霓裳

Mandarin · pinyin ní cháng#

nichang, rainbow colored clothes worn by the Eight Immortals 八仙 Bā xiān

Mandarin · pinyin Ní cháng#

Nichang, abbr. for the Tang Dynasty song "Raiment of Rainbows and Feathers" 霓裳羽衣曲 Ní cháng yǔ yī qū or 霓裳羽衣舞 Ní cháng yǔ yī wǔ

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霓: ní · rainbow; variegated, colored
裳: shang · clothes; skirt; beautiful

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2–2 · ni2 chang2

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nichang, rainbow-coloured clothes worn by the eight immortals (八仙)

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Nichang, abbreviation for the Tang Dynasty song "Raiment of Rainbows and Feathers" (霓裳羽衣曲 (Níchángyǔyīqǔ))

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