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哉

zāi

1. modal particle classical exclamatory particle

   古人赞叹"善哉"，就是"好啊"的意思。

   Gǔrén zàntàn "shàn zāi", jiù shì "hǎo a" de yìsi.

   The ancients' exclamation 善哉 means "how good!"

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