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洗手不幹

简洗手不干 · 繁洗手不幹

Mandarin · pinyin xǐ shǒu bù gàn

to totally stop doing something
to reform one's ways

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洗: xǐ · wash, rinse; clean, purify
手: shǒu · hand
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
幹: Look up this written character
干: gàn · oppose, offend; invade; dried

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3–3–4–4 · xi3 shou3 bu4 gan4

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