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夙願以償

简夙愿以偿 · 繁夙願以償

Mandarin · pinyin sù yuàn yǐ cháng

a long-cherished ambition is realized

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夙: sù · early in morning, dawn; previous
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以: yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
償: Look up this written character
愿: yuàn · sincere, honest, virtuous
偿: cháng · repay, recompense; restitution

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4–4–3–2 · su4 yuan4 yi3 chang2

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suk1 jyun6 ji5 soeng4

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