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成人之美

Mandarin · pinyin chéng rén zhī měi

(idiom) beauty of helping others succeed; act of helping sb fulfill their wish

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成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
美: měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing

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2–2–1–3 · cheng2 ren2 zhi1 mei3

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sing4 jan4 zi1 mei5

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(idiomatic) to help or encourage someone accomplish something; to assist
(chiefly literary) to magnify other people's virtue; to make good someone's honourable intentions

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