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錯落有致

简错落有致 · 繁錯落有致

Mandarin · pinyin cuò luò yǒu zhì

in picturesque disorder (idiom); irregular arrangement with charming effect

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錯: cuò · error, blunder, mistake, wrong
落: luò · fall, drop; net income, surplus
有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
致: zhì · send, deliver, present; cause
错: cuò · error, blunder, mistake; wrong

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4–4–3–4 · cuo4 luo4 you3 zhi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cok3 lok6 jau5 zi3

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(idiomatic) irregularly arranged but charming

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