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不知丁董

Mandarin · pinyin bù zhī Dīng Dǒng

forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom)
unheeding the lessons of the past

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
知: zhī · know, perceive, comprehend
丁: dīng · male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem
董: dǒng · direct, supervise; surname

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4–1–1–3 · bu4 zhi1 Ding1 Dong3

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bat1 zi1 ding1 dung2

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