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回味無窮

简回味无穷 · 繁回味無窮

Mandarin · pinyin huí wèi wú qióng

to have a rich aftertaste
(fig.) memorable; to linger in one's memory

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回: huí · return, turn around; a time
味: wèi · taste, smell, odor; delicacy
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无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
穷: qióng · poor, destitute, impoverished

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2–4–2–2 · hui2 wei4 wu2 qiong2

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wui4 mei6 mou4 kung4

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(idiomatic) leaving a rich aftertaste; (figuratively) memorable, lingering in memory

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