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Mandarin · pinyin yuán yuán bù duàn

(idiom) in an unending stream; continuous

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源: yuán · spring; source, head; surname
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
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断: duàn · sever, cut off; interrupt

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2–2–4–4 · yuan2 yuan2 bu4 duan4

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(idiomatic) like a steady stream; continuously

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