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裝點門面

简装点门面 · 繁裝點門面

Mandarin · pinyin zhuāng diǎn mén miàn

lit. to decorate the front of one's store (idiom)
fig. to embellish (one's CV, etc)
to keep up appearances
to put up a front

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裝: Look up this written character
點: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
装: zhuāng · dress, clothes, attire; fill
点: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening

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1–3–2–4 · zhuang1 dian3 men2 mian4

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zong1 dim2 mun4 min6

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