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忘其所以

Mandarin · pinyin wàng qí suǒ yǐ

see 忘乎所以 wàng hū suǒ yǐ

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忘: wàng · forget; neglect; miss, omit
其: qí · his, her, its, their; that
所: suǒ · place, location; numerary adjunct
以: yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to

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4–2–3–3 · wang4 qi2 suo3 yi3

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