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一蹴而成

Mandarin · pinyin yī cù ér chéng

see 一蹴而就 yī cù ér jiù

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
蹴: cù · kick; tread on; leap; solemn
而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed

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1–4–2–2 · yi1 cu4 er2 cheng2

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