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書不盡言

简书不尽言 · 繁書不盡言

Mandarin · pinyin shū bù jìn yán

I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom)

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書: Look up this written character
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
盡: Look up this written character
言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
书: shū · book, letter, document; writings
尽: jǐn · exhaust, use up; deplete

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1–4–4–2 · shu1 bu4 jin4 yan2

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syu1 bat1 zeon6 jin4

Cantonese word readings for 書不盡言. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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