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日久彌新

简日久弥新 · 繁日久彌新

Mandarin · pinyin rì jiǔ mí xīn

see 歷久彌新 lì jiǔ mí xīn

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日: rì · sun; day; daytime
久: jiǔ · long time (ago); time passage, grow late
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新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
弥: mí · extensive, full; fill; complete

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4–3–2–1 · ri4 jiu3 mi2 xin1

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