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沒齒難忘

简没齿难忘 · 繁沒齒難忘

Mandarin · pinyin mò chǐ nán wàng

hard to forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives
undying gratitude

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沒: méi · not, have not, none; to drown, sink
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忘: wàng · forget; neglect; miss, omit
没: méi · not, have not, none; drown, sink
齿: chǐ · teeth; gears, cogs; age; simplified form of the Kangxi radical 211
难: nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable

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4–3–2–4 · mo4 chi3 nan2 wang4

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mut6 ci2 naan4 mong4

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(idiomatic) memorable for the rest of one's life (usually for describing someone else's mercy or kind deed)