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黃臉

简黄脸 · 繁黃臉

Mandarin · pinyin huáng liǎn

yellow face (due to sickness etc)
yellow-skinned people

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黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
臉: liǎn · face; cheek; reputation
黄: huáng · yellow; surname
脸: liǎn · face; cheek; reputation

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2–3 · huang2 lian3

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