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出口成章

Mandarin · pinyin chū kǒu chéng zhāng

(idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent
articulate

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出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
章: zhāng · composition; chapter, section

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1–3–2–1 · chu1 kou3 cheng2 zhang1

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ceot1 hau2 sing4 zoeng1

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(idiomatic) words flow from the mouth as from the pen of a master; to speak eloquently

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