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萬事亨通

简万事亨通 · 繁萬事亨通

Mandarin · pinyin wàn shì hēng tōng

everything is going smoothly (idiom)

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萬: Look up this written character
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
亨: hēng · smoothly, progressing, no trouble
通: tōng · pass through; common; communicate
万: wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable

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4–4–1–1 · wan4 shi4 heng1 tong1

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maan6 si6 hang1 tung1

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