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日無暇晷

简日无暇晷 · 繁日無暇晷

Mandarin · pinyin rì wú xiá guǐ

no time to spare (idiom)

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日: rì · sun; day; daytime
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暇: xiá · leisure, relaxation, spare time
晷: guǐ · shadows of sun; time; sundial
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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4–2–2–3 · ri4 wu2 xia2 gui3

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