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喜聞樂見

简喜闻乐见 · 繁喜聞樂見

Mandarin · pinyin xǐ wén lè jiàn

to love to hear and see (idiom)
well received
to one's liking

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喜: xǐ · like, love, enjoy; joyful thing
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樂: lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music
見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
闻: wén · hear; smell; make known; news
乐: lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive

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3–2–4–4 · xi3 wen2 le4 jian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hei2 man4 lok6 gin3

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(idiomatic) to love to hear and see; to one's liking; well-received

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