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淋漓盡致

简淋漓尽致 · 繁淋漓盡致

Mandarin · pinyin lín lí jìn zhì

lit. extreme saturation (idiom)
fig. vividly and thoroughly
in great detail
without restraint
(of a performance) brilliant

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淋: lín · drip, soak, drench; perfectly
漓: lí · river in Guangxi province; water dripping
盡: Look up this written character
致: zhì · send, deliver, present; cause
尽: jǐn · exhaust, use up; deplete

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2–2–4–4 · lin2 li2 jin4 zhi4

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lam4 lei4 zeon6 zi3

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(idiomatic) thorough and smooth; detailed and vivid

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