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字字珠璣

简字字珠玑 · 繁字字珠璣

Mandarin · pinyin zì zì zhū jī

(idiom) every word is a gem

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字: zì · letter, character, word
珠: zhū · precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl
璣: Look up this written character
玑: jī · pearl that is not quite round

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4–4–1–1 · zi4 zi4 zhu1 ji1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zi6 zi6 zyu1 gei1

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(of the language of a piece of writing or speech) beautiful and exquisite

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