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揮之不去

简挥之不去 · 繁揮之不去

Mandarin · pinyin huī zhī bù qù

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揮: Look up this written character
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
去: qù · go away, leave, depart
挥: huī · direct; wipe away; squander

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1–1–4–4 · hui1 zhi1 bu4 qu4

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 1 sense · 1 Cantonese reading

fai1 zi1 bat1 heoi3

Cantonese word readings for 揮之不去. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

fai1 zi1 bat1 heoi3

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

(idiomatic) to linger and bother someone constantly, while being impossible to be got rid of