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委靡不振

Mandarin · pinyin wěi mǐ bù zhèn

variant of 萎靡不振 wěi mǐ bù zhèn

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委: wěi · appoint, send, commission
靡: mí · divide, disperse, scatter
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
振: zhèn · raise, excite, arouse action

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3–3–4–4 · wei3 mi3 bu4 zhen4

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wai2 mei5 bat1 zan3

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