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在所不辭

简在所不辞 · 繁在所不辭

Mandarin · pinyin zài suǒ bù cí

not to refuse to (idiom)
not to hesitate to

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在: zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
所: suǒ · place, location; numerary adjunct
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
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辞: cí · words, speech, expression, phrase

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4–3–4–2 · zai4 suo3 bu4 ci2

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