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一語不發

简一语不发 · 繁一語不發

Mandarin · pinyin yī yǔ bù fā

to not say a word (idiom)

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
语: yǔ · language, words; saying, expression
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair

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1–3–4–1 · yi1 yu3 bu4 fa1

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jat1 jyu5 bat1 faat3

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