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完事大吉

Mandarin · pinyin wán shì dà jí

(idiom) (usu. after 就 jiù) (having done such-and-such) everything is now fine; that's the end of the matter; (one is) all set

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完: wán · complete, finish, settle; whole
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
吉: jí · lucky, propitious, good

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2–4–4–2 · wan2 shi4 da4 ji2

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jyun4 si6 daai6 gat1

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