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動見觀瞻

简动见观瞻 · 繁動見觀瞻

Mandarin · pinyin dòng jiàn guān zhān

to be watched closely (idiom)

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動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
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瞻: zhān · look; look out for; respect
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive
观: guān · see, observe, view; appearance

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4–4–1–1 · dong4 jian4 guan1 zhan1

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