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無著

简无着 · 繁無著

Mandarin · pinyin wú zhuó#

(of income etc) to be unassured; to lack a reliable source

Mandarin · pinyin Wú zhuó#

Asanga (Buddhist philosopher, c. 4th century AD)

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著: zhù · zhe · manifest; (Cant.) to wear
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
着: zhe · make move, take action

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2–2 · wu2 zhuo2

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verb

to be unavailable; to not have a reliable source

adj

(Hainanese, Leizhou Min) wrong; incorrect

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