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秀外惠中

Mandarin · pinyin xiù wài huì zhōng

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秀: xiù · ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful
外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
惠: huì · favor, benefit, confer kindness
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain

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

4–4–4–1 · xiu4 wai4 hui4 zhong1

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Compare dictionary sources 1 Cantonese reading

sau3 ngoi6 wai6 zung1

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