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大功告成

Mandarin · pinyin dà gōng gào chéng

successfully accomplished (project or goal)
to be highly successful

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
功: gōng · achievement, merit, good result
告: gào · tell, announce, inform; accuse
成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed

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4–1–4–2 · da4 gong1 gao4 cheng2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daai6 gung1 gou3 sing4

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(of a project, work, etc.) to be accomplished; to be crowned with success

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