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餘燼

简余烬 · 繁餘燼

Mandarin · pinyin yú jìn

ember

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燼: Look up this written character
余: yú · I, my, me; surname; surplus
烬: jìn · cinders, ashes, embers; remnants

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2–4 · yu2 jin4

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jyu4 zeon6

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noun

embers; smoldering ash
(figurative) ruins; wreckage

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