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沒精打采

简没精打采 · 繁沒精打采

Mandarin · pinyin méi jīng dǎ cǎi

listless
dispirited
washed out
also written 沒精打彩 méi jīng dǎ cǎi

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沒: méi · not, have not, none; to drown, sink
精: jīng · essence; semen; spirit
打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
采: cǎi · collect, gather; pick, pluck
没: méi · not, have not, none; drown, sink

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2–1–3–3 · mei2 jing1 da3 cai3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mut6 zing1 daa2 coi2

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phrase

(idiomatic) listless; lackadaisical

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