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還給老師

简还给老师 · 繁還給老師

Mandarin · pinyin huán gěi lǎo shī

to forget (everything one has learned)

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還: hái · still, yet, also, besides
給: gěi · give; by, for
老: lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
師: shī · teacher, master, specialist; multitude, troops; hexagram ䷆
还: hái · still, yet, also, besides
给: gěi · give; by, for
师: shī · teacher, master, specialist

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2–3–3–1 · huan2 gei3 lao3 shi1

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(idiomatic) to forget everything one has learnt

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