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周轉不開

简周转不开 · 繁周轉不開

Mandarin · pinyin zhōu zhuǎn bù kāi

to have financial difficulties
unable to make ends meet

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周: zhōu · Zhou dynasty; circumference
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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
转: zhuǎn · shift, move, turn
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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1–3–4–1 · zhou1 zhuan3 bu4 kai1

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