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順理成章
简 顺理成章 · 繁 順理成章Mandarin · pinyin shùn lǐ chéng zhāng
Meanings
- logical
- only to be expected
- rational and clearly structured (of text)
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4–3–2–1 · shun4 li3 cheng2 zhang1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
seon6 lei5 sing4 zoeng1
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seon6 lei5 sing4 zoeng1
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to be clearly structured (of a written text)
- (idiomatic) to follow as a matter of course; to be logical or rational (of an outcome)
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