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木訥寡言

简 木讷寡言 · 繁 木訥寡言
Mandarin · pinyin mù nè guǎ yán

Meanings

  1. honest and unaffected but not talkative (idiom)
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Characters in this entry

木
mù · tree; wood, lumber; wooden
訥
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寡
guǎ · widowed; alone, friendless
言
yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
讷
nè · slow of speech; mumble; stammer
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4–4–3–2 · mu4 ne4 gua3 yan2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

muk6 neot6 gwaa2 jin4

Cantonese word readings for 木訥寡言. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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muk6 neot6 gwaa2 jin4

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