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鵬程萬里

简鹏程万里 · 繁鵬程萬里

Mandarin · pinyin péng chéng wàn lǐ

the fabled roc flies ten thousand miles (idiom)
one's future prospects are brilliant

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鵬: Look up this written character
程: chéng · journey, trip; schedule, agenda
萬: Look up this written character
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
鹏: péng · fabulous bird of enormous size
万: wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable

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2–2–4–3 · peng2 cheng2 wan4 li3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

paang4 cing4 maan6 lei5

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(said of a person) to have brilliant prospects; to have a bright future

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