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即興發揮

简即兴发挥 · 繁即興發揮

Mandarin · pinyin jí xìng fā huī

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即: jí · promptly, quickly, immediately
興: xìng · thrive, prosper, flourish
發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
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兴: xìng · thrive, prosper, flourish
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair
挥: huī · direct; wipe away; squander

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2–4–1–1 · ji2 xing4 fa1 hui1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zik1 hing3 faat3 fai1

Cantonese word readings for 即興發揮. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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