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大有可為

简大有可为 · 繁大有可為

Mandarin · pinyin dà yǒu kě wéi

with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly
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为: wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be

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4–3–3–2 · da4 you3 ke3 wei2

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(idiomatic) to be well worth doing; to have great prospects

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