不主故常

Mandarin · pinyin bù zhǔ gù cháng

Meanings

  1. not to stick to the old conventions
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
主
zhǔ · master, chief owner; host; lord
故
gù · ancient, old; reason, because
常
cháng · common, normal, frequent, regular
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4–3–4–2 · bu4 zhu3 gu4 chang2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bat1 zyu2 gu3 soeng4

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bat1 zyu2 gu3 soeng4

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