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distinct; clear; orderly distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; ancient place name; surname |
distinct; clear; orderly distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; ancient place name; surname |
simp. and trad.
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Pronunciation
Adjective
楚楚
- neat and tidy
蜉蝣之羽，衣裳楚楚。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Fúyóu zhī yǔ, yīshang chǔchǔ.
- The wings of the ephemera,
Are robes, bright and splendid.
- delicate; dainty
- outstanding; brilliant
- miserable; sad
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