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人中龍鳳

简人中龙凤 · 繁人中龍鳳

Mandarin · pinyin rén zhōng lóng fèng

a giant among men (idiom)

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
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龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor
凤: fèng · male phoenix; symbol of joy

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2–1–2–4 · ren2 zhong1 long2 feng4

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