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深不見底

简深不见底 · 繁深不見底

Mandarin · pinyin shēn bù jiàn dǐ

so deep one cannot see to the bottom
limitless

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深: shēn · deep; depth; far; very, extreme
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
底: dǐ · bottom, underneath, underside
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive

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1–4–4–3 · shen1 bu4 jian4 di3

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