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非同尋常

简非同寻常 · 繁非同尋常

Mandarin · pinyin fēi tóng xún cháng

(idiom) extraordinary

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非: fēi · not, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175
同: tóng · same, similar; together with
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常: cháng · common, normal, frequent, regular
寻: xún · seek, search, look for; ancient

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1–2–2–2 · fei1 tong2 xun2 chang2

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