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木訥寡言

简木讷寡言 · 繁木訥寡言

Mandarin · pinyin mù nè guǎ yán

honest and unaffected but not talkative (idiom)

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木: mù · tree; wood, lumber; wooden
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寡: guǎ · widowed; alone, friendless
言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
讷: nè · slow of speech; mumble; stammer

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4–4–3–2 · mu4 ne4 gua3 yan2

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muk6 neot6 gwaa2 jin4

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