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不關痛癢

简不关痛痒 · 繁不關痛癢

Mandarin · pinyin bù guān tòng yǎng

unimportant
of no consequence

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
關: Look up this written character
痛: tòng · pain, ache; sorry, sad; bitter
癢: Look up this written character
关: guān · frontier pass; close; relation
痒: yǎng · itch

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4–1–4–3 · bu4 guan1 tong4 yang3

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bat1 gwaan1 tung3 joeng5

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(idiomatic) of no consequence; immaterial; unimportant

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