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弄不清

Mandarin · pinyin nòng bu qīng

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弄: nòng · do, play or fiddle with; alley
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
清: qīng · clear, pure, clean; peaceful

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4–5–1 · nong4 bu5 qing1

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