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理所當然

简理所当然 · 繁理所當然

Mandarin · pinyin lǐ suǒ dāng rán

as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course
inevitable and right

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3–3–1–2 · li3 suo3 dang1 ran2

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lei5 so2 dong1 jin4

Cantonese word readings for 理所當然. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

lei5 so2 dong1 jin4

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(idiomatic) to be only right and proper; to be taken as a matter of course; naturally