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卻之不恭

简却之不恭 · 繁卻之不恭

Mandarin · pinyin què zhī bù gōng

to refuse would be impolite

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卻: Look up this written character
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
恭: gōng · respectful, polite, reverent
却: què · still, but; decline; retreat

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4–1–4–1 · que4 zhi1 bu4 gong1

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koek3 zi1 bat1 gung1

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