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不揣冒昧

Mandarin · pinyin bù chuǎi mào mèi

Meanings

  1. to venture to
  2. to presume to
  3. to take the liberty of
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
揣
chuāi · put things under clothes
冒
mào · risk, brave, dare
昧
mèi · obscure, dark; darken
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4–3–4–4 · bu4 chuai3 mao4 mei4

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bat1 cyun2 mou6 mui6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to venture to; presume; to take the liberty of

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