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旁若無人

简旁若无人 · 繁旁若無人

Mandarin · pinyin páng ruò wú rén

to act as though there were nobody else present
unselfconscious
fig. without regard for others

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旁: páng · side; by side, close by, near
若: ruò · if, supposing, assuming; similar
無: Look up this written character
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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2–4–2–2 · pang2 ruo4 wu2 ren2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

pong4 joek6 mou4 jan4

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(simile) to selfishly do what one wants without regard to other people's wishes

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