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深孚眾望

简深孚众望 · 繁深孚眾望

Mandarin · pinyin shēn fú zhòng wàng

to enjoy the confidence of the people
to be very popular

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深: shēn · deep; depth; far; very, extreme
孚: fú · brood over eggs; have confidence
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望: wàng · to look at, look forward; to hope, expect
众: zhòng · multitude, crowd; masses, public

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1–2–4–4 · shen1 fu2 zhong4 wang4

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(idiomatic) to enjoy great popularity; to enjoy high prestige

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