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付之一嘆

简付之一叹 · 繁付之一嘆

Mandarin · pinyin fù zhī yī tàn

to dismiss with a sigh (idiom); a hopeless case

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付: fù · give, deliver, pay, hand over; entrust
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
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叹: tàn · sigh, admire

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4–1–1–4 · fu4 zhi1 yi1 tan4

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fu6 zi1 jat1 taan3

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