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磊落大方

Mandarin · pinyin lěi luò dà fāng

to be generous in the extreme (idiom)

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磊: lěi · pile of rocks or stones; great
落: luò · fall, drop; net income, surplus
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
方: fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local

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3–4–4–1 · lei3 luo4 da4 fang1

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leoi5 lok6 daai6 fong1

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