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意料之中

Mandarin · pinyin yì liào zhī zhōng

to come as no surprise
as expected

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意: yì · thought, idea, opinion; think
料: liào · consider, conjecture; materials, ingredients
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain

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4–4–1–1 · yi4 liao4 zhi1 zhong1

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