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難得一見

简难得一见 · 繁難得一見

Mandarin · pinyin nán dé yī jiàn

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難: Look up this written character
得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
难: nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive

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2–2–1–4 · nan2 de2 yi1 jian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

naan4 dak1 jat1 gin3

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