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永無止境

简永无止境 · 繁永無止境

Mandarin · pinyin yǒng wú zhǐ jìng

(idiom) without end; never-ending

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永: yǒng · long, perpetual, eternal, forever
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止: zhǐ · stop, halt, desist; detain
境: jìng · boundary, frontier; area, region
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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3–2–3–4 · yong3 wu2 zhi3 jing4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

wing5 mou4 zi2 ging2

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(idiomatic) without an end; endless; never-ending; boundless

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