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心中無數

简心中无数 · 繁心中無數

Mandarin · pinyin xīn zhōng wú shù

to have no idea
to be unsure

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心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
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數: shù · number; several; count; fate
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
数: shù · number; several, count; fate

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1–1–2–4 · xin1 zhong1 wu2 shu4

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sam1 zung1 mou4 sou3

Cantonese word readings for 心中無數. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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