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不遠千里

简不远千里 · 繁不遠千里

Mandarin · pinyin bù yuǎn qiān lǐ

make light of traveling a thousand li
go to the trouble of traveling a long distance

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
遠: yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound
千: qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
远: yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound

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4–3–1–3 · bu4 yuan3 qian1 li3

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bat1 jyun5 cin1 lei5

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(idiomatic) to make light of travelling from afar; to go to the trouble of travelling a long distance

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