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依然故我
Mandarin · pinyin yī rán gù wǒ
Meanings
- to be one's old self (idiom)
- to be unchanged
- (derog.) to be stuck in one's ways
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1–2–4–3 · yi1 ran2 gu4 wo3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ji1 jin4 gu3 ngo5
Cantonese word readings for 依然故我. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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- (of a person, chiefly derogatory) to remain unchanged; to be just the same as before
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