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Mandarin · pinyin miǎn tán

out of the question; pointless to discuss it

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免: miǎn · spare; excuse from; evade
談: tán · talk; conversation; surname
谈: tán · talk; conversation; surname

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3–2 · mian3 tan2

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Let's not talk about it; You might just as well save your breath.

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