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美夢成真

简美梦成真 · 繁美夢成真

Mandarin · pinyin měi mèng chéng zhēn

a dream come true

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美: měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing
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成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
真: zhēn · real, actual, true, genuine
梦: mèng · dream; visionary; wishful

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3–4–2–1 · mei3 meng4 cheng2 zhen1

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mei5 mung6 sing4 zan1

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(idiomatic) to have a dream come true

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