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當斷不斷

简 当断不断 · 繁 當斷不斷
Mandarin · pinyin dāng duàn bù duàn

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to waver when decisiveness is needed
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當
dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
斷
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
当
dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
断
duàn · sever, cut off; interrupt
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1–4–4–4 · dang1 duan4 bu4 duan4

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