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樸實無華

简朴实无华 · 繁樸實無華

Mandarin · pinyin pǔ shí wú huá

(idiom) simple; plain; unadorned

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實: shí · real, true, solid, honest
無: Look up this written character
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朴: pǔ · simple, unadorned; sincere; surname; a tree
实: shí · real, true; honest, sincere
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
华: huá · flowery; illustrious; Chinese

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3–2–2–2 · pu3 shi2 wu2 hua2

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(idiomatic) unadorned and not ostentatious; plain and not showy

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