無孔不鑽

简 无孔不钻 · 繁 無孔不鑽
Mandarin · pinyin wú kǒng bù zuān

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  1. lit. leave no hole undrilled (idiom); to latch on to every opportunity
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無
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孔
kǒng · opening, hole, orifice; great
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
鑽
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无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
钻
zuān · drill, bore; pierce; diamond
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2–3–4–1 · wu2 kong3 bu4 zuan1

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mou4 hung2 bat1 zyun3

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無孔不鑽 · wu2 kong3 bu4 zuan1
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Exact source record無孔不鑽 无孔不钻 [wu2 kong3 bu4 zuan1] /lit. leave no hole undrilled (idiom); to latch on to every opportunity/