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無從下手

简无从下手 · 繁無從下手

Mandarin · pinyin wú cóng xià shǒu

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無: Look up this written character
從: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
手: shǒu · hand
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
从: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through

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2–2–4–3 · wu2 cong2 xia4 shou3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mou4 cung4 haa6 sau2

Cantonese word readings for 無從下手. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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