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不事張揚

简不事张扬 · 繁不事張揚

Mandarin · pinyin bù shì zhāng yáng

quietly
without ostentation

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
張: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet; 26th lunar mansion, determinative star υ¹ Hydrae
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张: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet
扬: yáng · scatter, spread; praise

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4–4–1–2 · bu4 shi4 zhang1 yang2

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