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巴前算後

简巴前算后 · 繁巴前算後

Mandarin · pinyin bā qián suàn hòu

thinking and pondering (idiom); to turn sth over in one's mind
to consider repeatedly

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巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
前: qián · in front, forward; preceding
算: suàn · count, calculate, figure; plan
後: hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
后: hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after

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1–2–4–4 · ba1 qian2 suan4 hou4

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baa1 cin4 syun3 hau6

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