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妙趣橫生

简 妙趣横生 · 繁 妙趣橫生
Mandarin · pinyin miào qù héng shēng

Meanings

  1. endlessly interesting (idiom)
  2. very witty
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Characters in this entry

妙
miào · mysterious, subtle; exquisite
趣
qù · what attracts one's attention
橫
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生
shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
横
héng · across
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4–4–2–1 · miao4 qu4 heng2 sheng1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

miu6 ceoi3 waang4 saang1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) full of wit and humor

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