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樂見其成

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Mandarin · pinyin lè jiàn qí chéng

to look favorably on sth
would be glad see it happen

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樂: lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music
見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
其: qí · his, her, its, their; that
成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
乐: lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive

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4–4–2–2 · le4 jian4 qi2 cheng2

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