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意氣風發

简意气风发 · 繁意氣風發

Mandarin · pinyin yì qì fēng fā

(idiom) high-spirited; full of mettle

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意: yì · thought, idea, opinion; think
氣: qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
气: qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair

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4–4–1–1 · yi4 qi4 feng1 fa1

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ji3 hei3 fung1 faat3

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(idiomatic) to be high-spirited and vigorous

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