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中看不中用

Mandarin · pinyin zhōng kàn bù zhōng yòng

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中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
看: kàn · look, see; examine, scrutinize
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
用: yòng · use, employ, apply, operate; use

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

1–4–4–1–4 · zhong1 kan4 bu4 zhong1 yong4

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zung1 hon3 bat1 zung1 jung6

Cantonese word readings for 中看不中用. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

zung1 hon3 bat1 zung1 jung6

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.