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樂不可極

简乐不可极 · 繁樂不可極

Mandarin · pinyin lè bù kě jí

(idiom) one should not overindulge in pleasure

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樂: lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly
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乐: lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music
极: jí · extreme, utmost, furthest, final

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4–4–3–2 · le4 bu4 ke3 ji2

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