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故作深沉

Mandarin · pinyin gù zuò shēn chén

to play the profound thinker

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故: gù · ancient, old; reason, because
作: zuò · make; work; compose, write; act, perform
深: shēn · deep; depth; far; very, extreme
沉: chén · sink, submerge; addicted to

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4–4–1–2 · gu4 zuo4 shen1 chen2

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gu3 zok3 sam1 cam4

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