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溢美之詞

简溢美之词 · 繁溢美之詞

Mandarin · pinyin yì měi zhī cí

flattering words
inflated praise

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溢: yì · overflow, brim over; full
美: měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
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词: cí · words; phrase, expression

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4–3–1–2 · yi4 mei3 zhi1 ci2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jat6 mei5 zi1 ci4

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phrase

(idiomatic) fulsome compliments

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