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井井有條

简井井有条 · 繁井井有條

Mandarin · pinyin jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo

everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy

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井: jǐng · well, mine shaft, pit; surname; 22nd lunar mansion, determinative star μ Geminorum (Tejat); hexagram ䷯
有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
條: tiáo · clause, condition; string, stripe
条: tiáo · clause, condition; string, stripe

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3–3–3–2 · jing3 jing3 you3 tiao2

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zeng2 zeng2 jau5 tiu4

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(idiomatic) neat and tidy; in perfect order; systematic

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