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與世無爭

简 与世无争 · 繁 與世無爭
Mandarin · pinyin yǔ shì wú zhēng

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to stand aloof from worldly affairs
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與
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世
shì · generation; world; era
無
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爭
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与
yǔ · and; with; to; for; give, grant
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
争
zhēng · dispute, fight, contend, strive
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3–4–2–1 · yu3 shi4 wu2 zheng1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jyu5 sai3 mou4 zang1

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jyu5 sai3 mou4 zang1

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  1. (idiomatic) to stand aloof from worldly affairs; to hold oneself aloof from the world

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