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才華橫溢

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Mandarin · pinyin cái huá héng yì

brimming over with talent (esp. literary)
brilliant

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才: cái · talent, ability; just, only
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溢: yì · overflow, brim over; full
华: huá · flowery; illustrious; Chinese
横: héng · across

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2–2–2–4 · cai2 hua2 heng2 yi4

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(idiomatic) full of talent; brimming with talent

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