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慢條斯理

简慢条斯理 · 繁慢條斯理

Mandarin · pinyin màn tiáo sī lǐ

unhurried
calm
composed
leisurely

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慢: màn · slow(ly), leisurely, sluggish
條: tiáo · clause, condition; string, stripe
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
理: lǐ · reason, logic; manage
条: tiáo · clause, condition; string, stripe

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4–2–1–3 · man4 tiao2 si1 li3

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maan6 tiu4 si1 lei5

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phrase

(idiomatic) unruffled; calm; unhurried

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