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常言說得好

简常言说得好 · 繁常言說得好

Mandarin · pinyin cháng yán shuō de hǎo

as the saying goes; as they say...

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常: cháng · common, normal, frequent, regular
言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
說: shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
好: hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
说: shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid

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2–2–1–5–3 · chang2 yan2 shuo1 de5 hao3

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soeng4 jin4 syut3 dak1 hou2

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