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漫無目的

简漫无目的 · 繁漫無目的

Mandarin · pinyin màn wú mù dì

aimless
at random

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漫: màn · overflow of water; spreading
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目: mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
的: de · possessive, adjectival suffix
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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4–2–4–4 · man4 wu2 mu4 di4

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maan6 mou4 muk6 dik1

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