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萬事大吉

简万事大吉 · 繁萬事大吉

Mandarin · pinyin wàn shì dà jí

everything is fine (idiom); all is well with the world

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萬: Look up this written character
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
吉: jí · lucky, propitious, good
万: wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable

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4–4–4–2 · wan4 shi4 da4 ji2

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(idiomatic) all is well

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