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無孔不鑽

简无孔不钻 · 繁無孔不鑽

Mandarin · pinyin wú kǒng bù zuān

lit. leave no hole undrilled (idiom); to latch on to every opportunity

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孔: kǒng · opening, hole, orifice; great
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
鑽: Look up this written character
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
钻: zuān · drill, bore; pierce; diamond

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2–3–4–1 · wu2 kong3 bu4 zuan1

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mou4 hung2 bat1 zyun3

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