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異乎尋常

简异乎寻常 · 繁異乎尋常

Mandarin · pinyin yì hū xún cháng

unusual
extraordinary

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異: Look up this written character
乎: hū · interrogative or exclamatory final particle
尋: Look up this written character
常: cháng · common, normal, frequent, regular
异: yì · different, unusual, strange
寻: xún · seek, search, look for; ancient

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4–1–2–2 · yi4 hu1 xun2 chang2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ji6 fu4 cam4 soeng4

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(idiomatic) unusual; extraordinary

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