著三不著兩

简 着三不着两 · 繁 著三不著兩
Mandarin · pinyin zháo sān bù zháo liǎng

Meanings

  1. scatter-brained
  2. thoughtless
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著
zhù · zhe · manifest; (Cant.) to wear
三
sān · three
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
兩
liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
着
zhe · make move, take action
两
liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
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2–1–4–2–3 · zhao2 san1 bu4 zhao2 liang3

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zoek6 saam1 bat1 zoek6 loeng5

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