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麻麻亮

Mandarin · pinyin mā ma liàng

(dialect) to begin to dawn
to be just getting light

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麻: má · hemp, jute, flax; sesame; Kangxi radical 200
亮: liàng · bright, brilliant, radiant, light

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1–5–4 · ma1 ma5 liang4

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