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數見不鮮

简数见不鲜 · 繁數見不鮮

Mandarin · pinyin shuò jiàn bù xiān

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數: shù · number; several; count; fate
見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
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数: shù · number; several, count; fate
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive
鲜: xiān · fresh; delicious; attractive

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4–4–4–1 · shuo4 jian4 bu4 xian1

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sou3 gin3 bat1 sin1

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(idiomatic) common occurrence; nothing new

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