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不甘於

简不甘于 · 繁不甘於

Mandarin · pinyin bù gān yú

unwilling to accept
not content with (a subservient role, a mediocre result etc)

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
甘: gān · sweetness; sweet, tasty
於: yú · yū · in, at, on; interjection alas!
于: yú · in, on, at; go to; surname

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4–1–2 · bu4 gan1 yu2

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