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三無

简三无 · 繁三無

Mandarin · pinyin sān wú

lacking three key attributes (or at least one of them)

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三: sān · three
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无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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1–2 · san1 wu2

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verb

to have three withouts: — (of a product) to have no production date, no manufacturing company and no manufacturing address on the packaging
to have three withouts: — (Mainland China, of a migrant worker) to have no legal documents, no fixed accommodation and no stable income
to have three withouts: — (Hong Kong) to have no properties, pay no taxes and receive no welfare money
to have three withouts: — (ACG, of a girl) to have no words, no mood and no facial expression; to be reticent

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