十全十美
shí quán shí měi
perfect in every way
Character by character
十shí
ten
ten
全quán
complete
complete
十shí
ten
ten
美měi
beautiful
beautiful
Example
世界上没有十全十美的人。
Nobody in the world is perfect.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
Often in negatives: 没有十全十美的…
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