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色香味俱全

Mandarin · pinyin sè xiāng wèi jù quán

to smell, look and taste great

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色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
香: xiāng · fragrant, sweet-smelling; incense; Kangxi radical 186
味: wèi · taste, smell, odor; delicacy
俱: jù · all, together; accompany
全: quán · maintain, keep whole or intact

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4–1–4–4–2 · se4 xiang1 wei4 ju4 quan2

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sik1 hoeng1 mei6 keoi1 cyun4

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(idiomatic) the look, smell and taste (of a dish of food) are all excellent

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