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意中事

Mandarin · pinyin yì zhōng shì

sth that is expected or wished for

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意: yì · thought, idea, opinion; think
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident

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4–1–4 · yi4 zhong1 shi4

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ji3 zung1 si6

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