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不疾不徐

Mandarin · pinyin bù jí bù xú

Meanings

  1. neither too fast nor too slow (idiom)
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
疾
jí · illness, disease, sickness; to hate
徐
xú · slowly, quietly, calmly; composed, dignified
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4–2–4–2 · bu4 ji2 bu4 xu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bat1 zat6 bat1 ceoi4

Cantonese word readings for 不疾不徐. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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bat1 zat6 bat1 ceoi4

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