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重見天日

简重见天日 · 繁重見天日

Mandarin · pinyin chóng jiàn tiān rì

to see the light again (idiom); delivered from oppression

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重: zhòng · heavy, weighty; double
見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
日: rì · sun; day; daytime
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive

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2–4–1–4 · chong2 jian4 tian1 ri4

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cung4 gin3 tin1 jat6

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(idiomatic) delivered from oppression; to regain freedom

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