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了無新意

简了无新意 · 繁了無新意

Mandarin · pinyin liǎo wú xīn yì

unoriginal
stereotyped

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了: le · to finish; particle of completed action
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新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
意: yì · thought, idea, opinion; think
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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3–2–1–4 · liao3 wu2 xin1 yi4

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