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勢在必得

简势在必得 · 繁勢在必得

Mandarin · pinyin shì zài bì dé

to be determined to win (idiom)

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勢: Look up this written character
在: zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
必: bì · surely, most certainly; must
得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
势: shì · power, force; tendency

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4–4–4–2 · shi4 zai4 bi4 de2

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sai3 zoi6 bit1 dak1

Cantonese word readings for 勢在必得. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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