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乏善可陈

fá shàn kě chén

4-character word Traditional 乏善可陳

What 乏善可陈 means

1. idiomto be nothing to write home about

The characters in 乏善可陈

• 乏fáshort of; tired
• 善shàngood (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed
• 可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit
• 陈chén(bound form) to lay out; to exhibit; to display; (bound form) to narrate; to state…

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