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無冬無夏

简无冬无夏 · 繁無冬無夏

Mandarin · pinyin wú dōng wú xià

regardless of the season
all the year round

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冬: dōng · winter, 11th lunar month
夏: xià · summer; great, grand, big
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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2–1–2–4 · wu2 dong1 wu2 xia4

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mou4 dung1 mou4 haa6

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