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魚肚白

简鱼肚白 · 繁魚肚白

Mandarin · pinyin yú dù bái

fish-belly white (used to describe the dingy light of the dawn sky)

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魚: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
肚: dù · belly; abdomen; bowels
白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
鱼: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195

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2–4–2 · yu2 du4 bai2

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jyu4 tou5 baak6

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noun

whitish color of a fish's belly (often used to describe the sky's colour during daybreak)

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