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風馬牛不相及

简风马牛不相及 · 繁風馬牛不相及

Mandarin · pinyin fēng mǎ niú bù xiāng jí

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風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
馬: Look up this written character
牛: niú · cow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Capricorni (Dabih)
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
相: xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
及: jí · extend; reach; come up to; and
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

1–3–2–4–1–2 · feng1 ma3 niu2 bu4 xiang1 ji2

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fung1 maa5 ngau4 bat1 soeng1 kap6

Cantonese word readings for 風馬牛不相及. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

fung1 maa5 ngau4 bat1 soeng1 kap6

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

(of things) to have no relationship with each other whatsoever; to be totally irrelevant; apples and oranges