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忘機

简忘机 · 繁忘機

Mandarin · pinyin wàng jī

free of worldly concerns
above the fray
at peace with the world

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忘: wàng · forget; neglect; miss, omit
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机: jī · desk; machine; moment

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4–1 · wang4 ji1

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mong4 gei1

Cantonese word readings for 忘機. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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