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一語中的

简一语中的 · 繁一語中的

Mandarin · pinyin yī yǔ zhòng dì

(idiom) to hit the mark with a comment; to say sth spot on

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
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中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
的: de · possessive, adjectival suffix
语: yǔ · language, words; saying, expression

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1–3–4–4 · yi1 yu3 zhong4 di4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jat1 jyu5 zung3 dik1

Cantonese word readings for 一語中的. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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phrase

(idiomatic) to hit the mark with a single comment

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