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眉毛鬍子一把抓
简 眉毛胡子一把抓 · 繁 眉毛鬍子一把抓Mandarin · pinyin méi mao hú zi yī bǎ zhuā
Meanings
- careless
- any-old-how, regardless of the specific task
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2–5–2–5–1–3–1 · mei2 mao5 hu2 zi5 yi1 ba3 zhua1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
mei4 mou4 wu4 zi2 jat1 baa2 zaa1
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mei4 mou4 wu4 zi2 jat1 baa2 zaa1
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
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verb
- to try to attend to all matters at one
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