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捉摸不定
Mandarin · pinyin zhuō mō bù dìng
Meanings
- (idiom) unpredictable; elusive; hard to pin down
- 捉
- zhuō · grasp, clutch; catch, seize
- 摸
- mō · gently touch with hand; caress
- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 定
- dìng · decide, settle, fix
Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.1–1–4–4 · zhuo1 mo1 bu4 ding4
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