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舉世無雙

简举世无双 · 繁舉世無雙

Mandarin · pinyin jǔ shì wú shuāng

unrivaled (idiom); world number one
unique
unequaled

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舉: Look up this written character
世: shì · generation; world; era
無: Look up this written character
雙: Look up this written character
举: jǔ · raise, lift up; recommend
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
双: shuāng · set of two, pair, couple; both

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3–4–2–1 · ju3 shi4 wu2 shuang1

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geoi2 sai3 mou4 soeng1

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phrase

(idiomatic) unique; unparalleled; singular

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