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遠見卓識

简远见卓识 · 繁遠見卓識

Mandarin · pinyin yuǎn jiàn zhuó shí

visionary and sagacious (idiom)

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遠: yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound
見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
卓: zhuó · profound, brilliant, lofty
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远: yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive
识: shí · shì · recognize, understand, know

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3–4–2–2 · yuan3 jian4 zhuo2 shi2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jyun5 gin3 coek3 sik1

Cantonese word readings for 遠見卓識. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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jyun5 gin3 coek3 sik1

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(idiomatic) foresight and extraordinary insight

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