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尤其是

Mandarin · pinyin yóu qí shì

especially
most of all
above all
in particular

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尤: yóu · especially, particularly
其: qí · his, her, its, their; that
是: shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that

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2–2–4 · you2 qi2 shi4

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jau4 kei4 si6

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adv

especially

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