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超乎尋常

简超乎寻常 · 繁超乎尋常

Mandarin · pinyin chāo hū xún cháng

out of the ordinary
exceptional

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超: chāo · jump over, leap over; surpass
乎: hū · interrogative or exclamatory final particle
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常: cháng · common, normal, frequent, regular
寻: xún · seek, search, look for; ancient

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1–1–2–2 · chao1 hu1 xun2 chang2

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ciu1 fu4 cam4 soeng4

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