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盛況空前

简盛况空前 · 繁盛況空前

Mandarin · pinyin shèng kuàng kōng qián

a magnificent and unprecedented event (idiom)

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盛: shèng · abundant, flourishing; contain; fill
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空: kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
前: qián · in front, forward; preceding
况: kuàng · condition, situation; furthermore

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4–4–1–2 · sheng4 kuang4 kong1 qian2

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