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鵝毛大雪

简鹅毛大雪 · 繁鵝毛大雪

Mandarin · pinyin é máo dà xuě

goose feather snow (idiom)
big heavy snow fall

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鵝: Look up this written character
毛: máo · hair, fur, feathers; coarse
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
雪: xuě · snow; wipe away shame, avenge
鹅: é · goose

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2–2–4–3 · e2 mao2 da4 xue3

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ngo4 mou4 daai6 syut3

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noun

synonym of 鵝毛雪 /鹅毛雪 (émáoxuě)

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