無往不利

简 无往不利 · 繁 無往不利
Mandarin · pinyin wú wǎng bù lì

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to be successful in every endeavor
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無
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往
wǎng · go, depart; past, formerly
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
利
lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
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2–3–4–4 · wu2 wang3 bu4 li4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mou4 wong5 bat1 lei6

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mou4 wong5 bat1 lei6

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  1. (idiomatic) to be successful in every endeavour

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