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白璧微瑕

Mandarin · pinyin bái bì wēi xiá

a slight blemish

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
璧: bì · piece of jade with hole in it
微: wēi · small, prefix micro-, trifling
瑕: xiá · flaw in gem; fault, defect

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2–4–1–2 · bai2 bi4 wei1 xia2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

baak6 bik1 mei4 haa4

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(idiomatic) minor blemish in a thing of beauty; slight defect in a person of integrity

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