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未竟之志

Mandarin · pinyin wèi jìng zhī zhì

unfulfilled ambition

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未: wèi · not yet; eighth earthly branch
竟: jìng · finally, after all, at last
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
志: zhì · purpose, will, determination; annals

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4–4–1–4 · wei4 jing4 zhi1 zhi4

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mei6 ging2 zi1 zi3

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