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天衣無縫

简天衣无缝 · 繁天衣無縫

Mandarin · pinyin tiān yī wú fèng

lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom)
fig. flawless

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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
衣: yī · clothes, clothing; cover, skin; Kangxi radical 145
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无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
缝: fèng · sew, mend

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1–1–2–4 · tian1 yi1 wu2 feng4

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tin1 ji1 mou4 fung4

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(idiomatic) flawless; seamless

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