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樂不可支

简乐不可支 · 繁樂不可支

Mandarin · pinyin lè bù kě zhī

overjoyed (idiom); as pleased as punch

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樂: lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly
支: zhī · disperse, pay; support; branch
乐: lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music

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4–4–3–1 · le4 bu4 ke3 zhi1

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(idiomatic) overjoyed; on cloud nine

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