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O1, zhe4 zhen1 shi4 ge5 kuai4le4 de5 jin4zhan3…

• Simplified characters: 噢，这真是个快乐的进展…… / Traditional characters: 噢，這真是個快樂的進展……
• Back-translation of Mandarin: Oh, this is truly a happy advance...
• Script Mandarin translation (phonetic for English speakers): Oh, juh jen sh guh kwai luh duh jean jan...
• Translated from script English: Oh, this is a happy development...
• Context: “The Train Job,” Mal, about impending barroom brawl

o1

[exclamation of surprised awareness], Oh!

zhe4

this

zhen1 shi4

is truly

1. zhen1: truly, indeed
2. shi4: to be

ge5

a

kuai4le4 de5

to be happy, to be joyful

1. kuai4: to be elated, to be joyful
2. le4: to be happy, to be joyful
3. de5: [noun-modifier marker] [here: integrated adjectival clause (restrictive relative clause)]

jin4zhan3

an advance, progress [noun]

1. jin4: to advance
2. zhan3: to develop