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有增無已

简有增无已 · 繁有增無已

Mandarin · pinyin yǒu zēng wú yǐ

constantly increasing without limit (idiom); rapid progress in all directions

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有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
增: zēng · increase, add to, augment
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已: yǐ · already; finished; stop
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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3–1–2–3 · you3 zeng1 wu2 yi3

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