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我行我素
Mandarin · pinyin wǒ xíng wǒ sù
Meanings
- to continue in one's own way (idiom)
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3–2–3–4 · wo3 xing2 wo3 su4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ngo5 haang4 ngo5 sou3
Cantonese word readings for 我行我素. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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ngo5 hang4 ngo5 sou3
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to persist in one's old ways; to continue in one's own way no matter what others say
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