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所見即所得

简所见即所得 · 繁所見即所得

Mandarin · pinyin suǒ jiàn jí suǒ dé

What you see is what you get (WYSIWYG)

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所: suǒ · place, location; numerary adjunct
見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
即: jí · promptly, quickly, immediately
得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive

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3–4–2–3–2 · suo3 jian4 ji2 suo3 de2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

so2 gin3 zik1 so2 dak1

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(computing) what you see is what you get; WYSIWYG

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