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名目繁多

Mandarin · pinyin míng mù fán duō

names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description

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名: míng · name, rank, title, position
目: mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
繁: fán · complicated, complex, difficult
多: duō · much, many; more than, over

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2–4–2–1 · ming2 mu4 fan2 duo1

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ming4 muk6 faan4 do1

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