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無從下手

简 无从下手 · 繁 無從下手
Mandarin · pinyin wú cóng xià shǒu

Meanings

  1. not know where to start
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無
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從
cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
下
xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
手
shǒu · hand
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
从
cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
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2–2–4–3 · wu2 cong2 xia4 shou3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mou4 cung4 haa6 sau2

Cantonese word readings for 無從下手. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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