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曲終奏雅

简曲终奏雅 · 繁曲終奏雅

Mandarin · pinyin qǔ zhōng zòu yǎ

perfect finish (idiom)

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曲: qū · crooked, bent; wrong, false
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奏: zòu · memorialize emperor; report
雅: yǎ · elegant, graceful, refined
终: zhōng · end; finally, in the end

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3–1–4–3 · qu3 zhong1 zou4 ya3

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kuk1 zung1 zau3 ngaa5

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