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博識多通

简博识多通 · 繁博識多通

Mandarin · pinyin bó shí duō tōng

knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)

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博: bó · gamble, play games; wide, broad
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多: duō · much, many; more than, over
通: tōng · pass through; common; communicate
识: shí · shì · recognize, understand, know

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2–2–1–1 · bo2 shi2 duo1 tong1

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bok3 sik1 do1 tung1

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