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絕無僅有

简绝无仅有 · 繁絕無僅有

Mandarin · pinyin jué wú jǐn yǒu

one and only (idiom); rarely seen
unique of its kind

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有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
绝: jué · to cut, sever, break off, terminate
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
仅: jǐn · only, merely, solely, just

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2–2–3–3 · jue2 wu2 jin3 you3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zyut6 mou4 gan2 jau5

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(idiomatic) only one of its kind; unique

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