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分文不取

Mandarin · pinyin fēn wén bù qǔ

Meanings

  1. to give for free
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分
fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
文
wén · literature, culture, writing
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
取
qǔ · take, receive, obtain; select
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1–2–4–3 · fen1 wen2 bu4 qu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fan1 man4 bat1 ceoi2

Cantonese word readings for 分文不取. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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fan1 man4 bat1 ceoi2

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to not take or charge a single cent

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