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好樣的

简好样的 · 繁好樣的

Mandarin · pinyin hǎo yàng de

(idiom) a good person, used to praise sb's moral integrity or courage

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好: hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
樣: yàng · shape, form, pattern, style
的: de · possessive, adjectival suffix
样: yàng · shape, form, pattern, style

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3–4–5 · hao3 yang4 de5

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noun

fine example; great fellow

adj

great; fine; man enough

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