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才氣過人

简才气过人 · 繁才氣過人

Mandarin · pinyin cái qì guò rén

an outstanding talent (idiom)
surpassing insight and acumen

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才: cái · talent, ability; just, only
氣: qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
過: guò · pass, pass through, go across
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
气: qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84
过: guò · pass, pass through, go across

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2–4–4–2 · cai2 qi4 guo4 ren2

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coi4 hei3 gwo3 jan4

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