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呼之欲出

Mandarin · pinyin hū zhī yù chū

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呼: hū · breathe sigh, exhale; call, shout
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
欲: yù · desire, want, long for; intend
出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

1–1–4–1 · hu1 zhi1 yu4 chu1

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 2 senses · 1 Cantonese reading

fu1 zi1 juk6 ceot1

Cantonese word readings for 呼之欲出. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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