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麻木不仁

Mandarin · pinyin má mù bù rén

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2–4–4–2 · ma2 mu4 bu4 ren2

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maa4 muk6 bat1 jan4

Cantonese word readings for 麻木不仁. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

maa4 muk6 bat1 jan4

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

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(idiomatic) to be indifferent and apathetic; unconcerned and unsympathetic; callous to