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梅開二度

简梅开二度 · 繁梅開二度

Mandarin · pinyin méi kāi èr dù

(idiom) to have sth happen a second time (esp. to remarry or to score twice in a match)

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梅: méi · plums; prunes; surname
開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
二: èr · two; twice
度: dù · degree, system; manner; to consider
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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2–1–4–4 · mei2 kai1 er4 du4

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mui4 hoi1 ji6 dou6

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(idiomatic) to do the same thing twice (e.g. to remarry or score twice in a game)

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