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未能免俗

Mandarin · pinyin wèi néng miǎn sú

unable to break the custom (idiom)
bound by conventions

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未: wèi · not yet; eighth earthly branch
能: néng · to be able; can, permitted to; ability
免: miǎn · spare; excuse from; evade
俗: sú · social customs; vulgar, unrefined

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4–2–3–2 · wei4 neng2 mian3 su2

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mei6 nang4 min5 zuk6

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