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灰不溜丟

简 灰不溜丢 · 繁 灰不溜丟
Mandarin · pinyin huī bu liū diū

Meanings

  1. gloomy and dull (idiom)
  2. boring and gray
  3. unpleasantly murky
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灰
huī · ashes; dust; lime, mortar
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
溜
liū · slide, glide, slip; slippery
丟
diū · discard, reject, lose
丢
diū · discard
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1–5–1–1 · hui1 bu5 liu1 diu1

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fui1 bat1 lau6 diu1

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