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百聽不厭

简百听不厌 · 繁百聽不厭

Mandarin · pinyin bǎi tīng bù yàn

worth hearing a hundred times

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百: bǎi · one hundred; numerous, many
聽: tīng · hear, listen; understand; obey
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
厭: Look up this written character
听: tīng · hear; understand; obey, comply
厌: yàn · dislike, detest, reject; satiate

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3–1–4–4 · bai3 ting1 bu4 yan4

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(idiomatic) worth hearing a hundred times; never boring to listen to it

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