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秉烛
bǐng​zhú

to hold a candle

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
秉烛 秉燭 bǐng​zhú
to hold a candle
(literary) to hold a lit candle to provide light
by candlelight
(literary) describes activities carried out through the night; night and day

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