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Pronunciation
但是 ( dàn shì ) 每年 ( měi nián ) 一度 ( yī dù ) 只有 ( zhǐ yǒu ) 一 ( yī ) 晚 ( wǎn ) 它 ( tā ) 会 ( huì ) 变得 ( biàn de ) 异常 ( yì cháng ) 惊 ( jīng ) 艳 ( yàn )
但 (ただ) (adj-no) (1) (uk) ordinary; common; usual; (2) (esp. 只) free of charge; (3) (usu. as ただでは...) unaffected; as is; safe; (adv) (4) only; merely; just; simply; (5) (esp. 但) but; however; nevertheless; (P) [EDICT] (dàn, ㄉㄢˋ ) but; yet; however; only; merely; still [CE-DICT] 是 (これ) (pn) (1) (uk) (See 何れ・1,其れ・1,彼・あれ・1) this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); (2) (hum) this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); (3) now; (4) (arch) here; (5) (arch) I (me); (6) (arch) certainly; (P) [EDICT] (ぜ) (n) righteousness; justice; right [EDICT] (shì, ㄕˋ ) is; are; am; yes; to be [CE-DICT] 只 (ただ) (adj-no) (1) (uk) ordinary; common; usual; (2) (esp. 只) free of charge; (3) (usu. as ただでは...) unaffected; as is; safe; (adv) (4) only; merely; just; simply; (5) (esp. 但) but; however; nevertheless; (P) [EDICT] (zhǐ, ㄓˇ ) only; merely; just; but [CE-DICT] (zhǐ, ㄓˇ ) but; only [CE-DICT] (zhī, ㄓ ) classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc [CE-DICT] 有 (う) (n) {Buddh} bhava (becoming, existence) [EDICT] (ゆう) (n) (1) existence; (n,n-pref) (2) possession; having; (3) (abbr) (See 有限会社) limited company; (P) [EDICT] (yǒu, ㄧㄡˇ ) to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be [CE-DICT] 它 (tā, ㄊㄚ ) it (used for things) [CE-DICT] 会 (え) (n) (arch) gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.) [EDICT] (かい) (n,n-suf) (1) meeting; assembly; party; (2) association; club; (P) [EDICT] (huì, ㄏㄨㄟˋ ) can; be possible; be able to; will; to assemble; to meet; to gather; to see; union; group; association [CE-DICT] (kuài, ㄎㄨㄞˋ ) to balance an account; accounting [CE-DICT]
