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敬謝不敏

简敬谢不敏 · 繁敬謝不敏

Mandarin · pinyin jìng xiè bù mǐn

please excuse me for not complying
to politely decline

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敬: jìng · respect, honor; respectfully
謝: Look up this written character
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
敏: mǐn · fast, quick, clever, smart
谢: xiè · thank; decline

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4–4–4–3 · jing4 xie4 bu4 min3

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