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細大不捐
简 细大不捐 · 繁 細大不捐Mandarin · pinyin xì dà bù juān
Meanings
- not to discard anything, whether small or big (idiom)
- all-embracing
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4–4–4–1 · xi4 da4 bu4 juan1
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sai3 daai6 bat1 gyun1
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to abandon nothing, big or small; to take in everything
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