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飛短流長

简飞短流长 · 繁飛短流長

Mandarin · pinyin fēi duǎn liú cháng

variant of 蜚短流長 fēi duǎn liú cháng

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飛: Look up this written character
短: duǎn · short; brief; deficient, lacking
流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
飞: fēi · fly; go quickly; dart; high
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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1–3–2–2 · fei1 duan3 liu2 chang2

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