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福無雙至

简福无双至 · 繁福無雙至

Mandarin · pinyin fú wú shuāng zhì

(idiom) blessings never come in pairs

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福: fú · happiness, good fortune, blessing
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至: zhì · reach, arrive; extremely, very; Kangxi radical 133
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
双: shuāng · set of two, pair, couple; both

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2–2–1–4 · fu2 wu2 shuang1 zhi4

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fuk1 mou4 soeng1 zi3

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