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把心放在肚子裡

简把心放在肚子里 · 繁把心放在肚子裡

Mandarin · pinyin bǎ xīn fàng zài dù zi lǐ

(coll.) to be completely at ease

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把: bǎ · hold, take; guard; regard as
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
放: fàng · put, release, free, liberate
在: zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
肚: dù · belly; abdomen; bowels
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
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里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166

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3–1–4–4–4–5–3 · ba3 xin1 fang4 zai4 du4 zi5 li3

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