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念茲在茲

简念兹在兹 · 繁念茲在茲

Mandarin · pinyin niàn zī zài zī

see 念念不忘 niàn niàn bù wàng

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念: niàn · think of, recall, study
茲: Look up this written character
在: zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
兹: zī · now, here; this; time, year

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4–1–4–1 · nian4 zi1 zai4 zi1

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nim6 zi1 zoi6 zi1

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(idiomatic) to have something always on one's mind

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