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超群絕倫

简超群绝伦 · 繁超群絕倫

Mandarin · pinyin chāo qún jué lún

outstanding (idiom); incomparable

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超: chāo · jump over, leap over; surpass
群: qún · group, crowd, multitude, mob
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绝: jué · to cut, sever, break off, terminate
伦: lún · normal human relationships

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1–2–2–2 · chao1 qun2 jue2 lun2

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