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風流韻事

简风流韵事 · 繁風流韻事

Mandarin · pinyin fēng liú yùn shì

poetic and passionate (idiom); romance
love affair

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風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
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事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere
韵: yùn · rhyme; vowel

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1–2–4–4 · feng1 liu2 yun4 shi4

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(idiomatic) love affair

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