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並行不悖

简并行不悖 · 繁並行不悖

Mandarin · pinyin bìng xíng bù bèi

to run in parallel without hindrance
not mutually exclusive
two processes can be implemented without conflict

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並: bìng · equal to; side by side; also, what is more; both
行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
悖: bèi · be contradictory to, go counter
并: bìng · combine, annex; also, what's more

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4–2–4–4 · bing4 xing2 bu4 bei4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bing6 hang4 bat1 bui6

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(idiomatic) to be not mutually exclusive

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