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適得其所

简 适得其所 · 繁 適得其所
Mandarin · pinyin shì dé qí suǒ

Meanings

  1. exactly what one would wish
  2. to find one's niche
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適
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得
dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
其
qí · his, her, its, their; that
所
suǒ · place, location; numerary adjunct
适
shì · kuò · go, reach; appropriate, suitable
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4–2–2–3 · shi4 de2 qi2 suo3

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sik1 dak1 kei4 so2

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to be exactly what one wished to be

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