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志不在此

Mandarin · pinyin zhì bù zài cǐ

Meanings

  1. to have one's ambitions elsewhere (idiom)
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志
zhì · purpose, will, determination; annals
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
在
zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
此
cǐ · this, these; in this case, then
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4–4–4–3 · zhi4 bu4 zai4 ci3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zi3 bat1 zoi6 ci2

Cantonese word readings for 志不在此. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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zi3 bat1 zoi6 ci2

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