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古井無波

简古井无波 · 繁古井無波

Mandarin · pinyin gǔ jǐng wú bō

(idiom) calm and collected; unaffected by external influences

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古: gǔ · old, classic, ancient
井: jǐng · well, mine shaft, pit; surname; 22nd lunar mansion, determinative star μ Geminorum (Tejat); hexagram ䷯
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波: bō · waves, breakers; undulations
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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3–3–2–1 · gu3 jing3 wu2 bo1

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gu2 zeng2 mou4 bo1

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