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一乾二淨

简一干二净 · 繁一乾二淨

Mandarin · pinyin yī gān èr jìng

thoroughly (idiom)
completely
one and all
very clean

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
乾: qián · gān · dry; warming principle of the sun, penetrating and fertilizing, heavenly generative principle (male); trigram ☰; hexagram ䷀
二: èr · two; twice
淨: jìng · pure, clean, unspoiled
干: gàn · oppose, offend; invade; dried
净: jìng · clean, pure; cleanse

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1–1–4–4 · yi1 gan1 er4 jing4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jat1 gon1 ji6 zeng6

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(idiomatic) thoroughly; completely
(idiomatic) very clean

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