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喜從天降

简喜从天降 · 繁喜從天降

Mandarin · pinyin xǐ cóng tiān jiàng

joy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news
unlooked-for happy event

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喜: xǐ · like, love, enjoy; joyful thing
從: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
降: jiàng · descend, fall, drop; lower, down
从: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through

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3–2–1–4 · xi3 cong2 tian1 jiang4

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hei2 cung4 tin1 gong3

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