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目無全牛

简目无全牛 · 繁目無全牛

Mandarin · pinyin mù wú quán niú

to see the ox already cut up into joints (idiom); extremely skilled
able to see through the problem at one glance

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目: mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
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全: quán · maintain, keep whole or intact
牛: niú · cow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Capricorni (Dabih)
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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4–2–2–2 · mu4 wu2 quan2 niu2

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(idiomatic) supremely skilled

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