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盡善盡美

简尽善尽美 · 繁盡善盡美

Mandarin · pinyin jìn shàn jìn měi

perfect (idiom); perfection
the best of all possible worlds
as good as it gets

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善: shàn · good, virtuous, charitable, kind
美: měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing
尽: jǐn · exhaust, use up; deplete

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4–4–4–3 · jin4 shan4 jin4 mei3

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zeon6 sin6 zeon6 mei5

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(idiomatic) perfect; flawless

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