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心拙口夯

Mandarin · pinyin xīn zhuō kǒu bèn

variant of 心拙口笨 xīn zhuō kǒu bèn

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心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
拙: zhuō · stupid, clumsy, crude; convention
口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
夯: hāng · heavy load, burden; lift up

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1–1–3–4 · xin1 zhuo1 kou3 ben4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sam1 zyut3 hau2 ban6

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