曠達

简 旷达 · 繁 曠達
Mandarin · pinyin kuàng dá

Meanings

  1. broad-minded
  2. accepting
  3. philosophical (about things)
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達
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旷
kuàng · extensive, wide, broad; empty
达
dá · arrive at, reach; intelligent; smooth, slippery
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4–2 · kuang4 da2

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kwong3 daat6

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adj

  1. (formal) broad-minded; bighearted

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