意猶未盡

简 意犹未尽 · 繁 意猶未盡
Mandarin · pinyin yì yóu wèi jìn

Meanings

  1. to wish to continue sth
  2. to have not fully expressed oneself
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意
yì · thought, idea, opinion; think
猶
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未
wèi · not yet; eighth earthly branch
盡
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犹
yóu · like, similar to, just like, as
尽
jǐn · exhaust, use up; deplete
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4–2–4–4 · yi4 you2 wei4 jin4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ji3 jau4 mei6 zeon6

Cantonese word readings for 意猶未盡. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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ji3 jau4 mei6 zeon6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to be left wanting more; to yearn for more; unsatisfied pleasure

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