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人心渙散

简人心涣散 · 繁人心渙散

Mandarin · pinyin rén xīn huàn sàn

(of a nation, government etc) demoralized
disunited

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
渙: Look up this written character
散: sàn · scatter, disperse, break up
涣: huàn · scatter; scattered

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2–1–4–4 · ren2 xin1 huan4 san4

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