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十全十美

shí quán shí měi · literally “ten complete, ten beautiful”

Meaning

Perfect in every respect; flawless.

In a sentence

No plan is 十全十美 — we just have to start.

Usage note

Frequently negated: 没有十全十美的事 ("nothing is perfect").

Where you see it in Brain Challenge

This idiom appears in the picture-idiom levels as a picture or number clue. When the clue shows numbers, the digits usually become the first characters of each half of the idiom — that is why so many chengyu start with 一, 三, 五, 七, 九 or 十.

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