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像那麽回事兒

简像那么回事儿 · 繁像那麽回事兒

Mandarin · pinyin xiàng nà me huí shì r

not bad at all; quite impressive

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像: xiàng · a picture, image, figure; to resemble
那: nà · that, that one, those
麽: mó · interrogative final particle; insignificant, small, tiny
回: huí · return, turn around; a time
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
兒: ér · son, child, oneself; final part
么: me · interrogative particle; small
儿: ér · son, child; Kangxi radical 10

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4–4–5–2–4–5 · xiang4 na4 me5 hui2 shi4 r5

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