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美不勝收

简美不胜收 · 繁美不勝收

Mandarin · pinyin měi bù shèng shōu

nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)

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美: měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
勝: shèng · victory; excel, be better than
收: shōu · gather together, collect; harvest
胜: shèng · victory; excel, be better than

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3–4–4–1 · mei3 bu4 sheng4 shou1

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mei5 bat1 sing1 sau1

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(idiomatic) indescribably beautiful; too many beautiful things to be fully appreciated all at once

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