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無所不在

简无所不在 · 繁無所不在

Mandarin · pinyin wú suǒ bù zài

omnipresent

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無: Look up this written character
所: suǒ · place, location; numerary adjunct
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
在: zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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2–3–4–4 · wu2 suo3 bu4 zai4

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(idiomatic) ubiquitous; omnipresent; to be everywhere

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