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臻化境

Mandarin · pinyin zhēn huà jìng

to reach the pinnacle (of artistic skill)

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臻: zhēn · reach, arrive; utmost, superior
化: huà · change, convert, reform; -ize
境: jìng · boundary, frontier; area, region

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1–4–4 · zhen1 hua4 jing4

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