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文山會海

简 文山会海 · 繁 文山會海
Mandarin · pinyin wén shān huì hǎi

Meanings

  1. a mountain of paperwork and a sea of meetings (idiom)
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文
wén · literature, culture, writing
山
shān · mountain, hill, peak
會
huì · to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization
海
hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
会
huì · assemble, meet together; meeting
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2–1–4–3 · wen2 shan1 hui4 hai3

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man4 saan1 wui6 hoi2

Cantonese word readings for 文山會海. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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man4 saan1 wui6 hoi2

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