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渾然天成

简浑然天成 · 繁渾然天成

Mandarin · pinyin hún rán tiān chéng

to resemble nature itself
of the highest quality (idiom)

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然: rán · yes, certainly; pledge, promise
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
浑: hún · muddy, turbid; blend, merge, mix

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2–2–1–2 · hun2 ran2 tian1 cheng2

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wan4 jin4 tin1 sing4

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(idiomatic) a natural and seamless whole without a hint of artificiality

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