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Mandarin · pinyin lìng rén zhǔ mù

(idiom) attention-grabbing; noteworthy

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令: lìng · command, order; 'commandant', magistrate; allow, cause
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
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目: mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
瞩: zhǔ · watch carefully, stare at, focus on

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4–2–3–4 · ling4 ren2 zhu3 mu4

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