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揮之不去

简挥之不去 · 繁揮之不去

Mandarin · pinyin huī zhī bù qù

impossible to get rid of

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之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
去: qù · go away, leave, depart
挥: huī · direct; wipe away; squander

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1–1–4–4 · hui1 zhi1 bu4 qu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fai1 zi1 bat1 heoi3

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(idiomatic) to linger and bother someone constantly, while being impossible to be got rid of

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