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奇文共賞

简奇文共赏 · 繁奇文共賞

Mandarin · pinyin qí wén gòng shǎng

lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom); universally praised (original meaning)
incomprehensible nonsense
preposterous bullshit

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奇: qí · strange, unusual, uncanny, occult
文: wén · literature, culture, writing
共: gòng · together with, all, total; to share
賞: Look up this written character
赏: shǎng · reward, grant, bestow; appreciate

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2–2–4–3 · qi2 wen2 gong4 shang3

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kei4 man4 gung6 soeng2

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(idiomatic) to appreciate an unusually wonderful piece of writing together

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