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莫可名狀

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Mandarin · pinyin mò kě míng zhuàng

indescribable (joy)
inexpressible (pleasure)

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莫: mò · do not, is not, can not; negative
可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly
名: míng · name, rank, title, position
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状: zhuàng · form; appearance; shape; official

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4–3–2–4 · mo4 ke3 ming2 zhuang4

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