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莫過於

简莫过于 · 繁莫過於

Mandarin · pinyin mò guò yú

nothing can surpass

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莫: mò · do not, is not, can not; negative
過: guò · pass, pass through, go across
於: yú · yū · in, at, on; interjection alas!
过: guò · pass, pass through, go across
于: yú · in, on, at; go to; surname

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4–4–2 · mo4 guo4 yu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mok6 gwo3 jyu1

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verb

nothing is more than ...; nothing can surpass ...

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