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Definitions

  1. 1. beefsteak plant (Perilla frutescens)
  2. 2. soft
  3. 3. weak

Words Containing 荏

光阴荏苒
guāng yīn rěn rǎn

How time flies! (idiom)

色厉内荏
sè lì nèi rěn

lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom); appearing fierce while cowardly at heart

荏苒
rěn rǎn

(literary) (of time) to slip away

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