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無師自通
简 无师自通 · 繁 無師自通Mandarin · pinyin wú shī zì tōng
Meanings
- self-taught
- to learn without a teacher (idiom)
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2–1–4–1 · wu2 shi1 zi4 tong1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
mou4 si1 zi6 tung1
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to be self-taught; to have learnt something without having been taught by a teacher
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