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哀艳

āi yàn

2-character word Traditional 哀豔

What 哀艳 means

1. (of poetry etc) plaintive and beautiful; poignant

Other readings

哀艳 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• āi yànvariant of {哀艳|āi yàn}

The characters in 哀艳

• 哀āi(bound form) sorrow; grief; pity; (bound form) to grieve for; to pity; to lament…
• 艳yànbright; fresh and attractive; glamorous; (bound form) amorous; romantic…

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