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無動於中

简无动于中 · 繁無動於中

Mandarin · pinyin wú dòng yú zhōng

variant of 無動於衷 wú dòng yú zhōng

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動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
於: yú · yū · in, at, on; interjection alas!
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
于: yú · in, on, at; go to; surname

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2–4–2–1 · wu2 dong4 yu2 zhong1

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mou4 dung6 jyu1 zung1

Cantonese word readings for 無動於中. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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