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一目十行

Mandarin · pinyin yī mù shí háng

ten lines at a glance (idiom)
to read very rapidly

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
目: mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
十: shí · ten, tenth; complete; perfect
行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144

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1–4–2–2 · yi1 mu4 shi2 hang2

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jat1 muk6 sap6 hong4

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(idiomatic) to be able to read ten lines at a glance; to read very quickly

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