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寤寐求之

Mandarin · pinyin wù mèi qiú zhī

(idiom) to long for sb or sth day and night; to seek it unceasingly

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寤: wù · few, scarce; empty, deserted
寐: mèi · sleep; be asleep
求: qiú · seek; demand, request; beseech
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to

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4–4–2–1 · wu4 mei4 qiu2 zhi1

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