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想當然耳

简想当然耳 · 繁想當然耳

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎng dāng rán ěr

variant of 想當然爾 xiǎng dāng rán ěr

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想: xiǎng · think, speculate, plan, consider
當: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
然: rán · yes, certainly; pledge, promise
耳: ěr · ear; merely, only; handle; Kangxi radical 128
当: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just

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3–1–2–3 · xiang3 dang1 ran2 er3

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