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當行出色

简当行出色 · 繁當行出色

Mandarin · pinyin dāng háng chū sè

to excel in one's field

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當: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
当: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just

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1–2–1–4 · dang1 hang2 chu1 se4

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dong1 hong4 ceot1 sik1

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