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成人之美

Mandarin · pinyin chéng rén zhī měi

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成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
美: měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing

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

2–2–1–3 · cheng2 ren2 zhi1 mei3

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 2 senses · 1 Cantonese reading

sing4 jan4 zi1 mei5

Cantonese word readings for 成人之美. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

(idiomatic) to help or encourage someone accomplish something; to assist
(chiefly literary) to magnify other people's virtue; to make good someone's honourable intentions