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好言好語

简好言好语 · 繁好言好語

Mandarin · pinyin hǎo yán hǎo yǔ

sincere, well-meant, kind words

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好: hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
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语: yǔ · language, words; saying, expression

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3–2–3–3 · hao3 yan2 hao3 yu3

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hou2 jin4 hou2 jyu5

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