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愣幹

简愣干 · 繁愣幹

Mandarin · pinyin lèng gàn

to do things recklessly
to persist in doing sth in one's own way

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愣: lèng · be in a daze
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干: gàn · oppose, offend; invade; dried

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4–4 · leng4 gan4

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