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無所不用其極

简无所不用其极 · 繁無所不用其極

Mandarin · pinyin wú suǒ bù yòng qí jí

committing all manner of crimes
completely unscrupulous

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無: Look up this written character
所: suǒ · place, location; numerary adjunct
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
用: yòng · use, employ, apply, operate; use
其: qí · his, her, its, their; that
極: Look up this written character
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
极: jí · extreme, utmost, furthest, final

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2–3–4–4–2–2 · wu2 suo3 bu4 yong4 qi2 ji2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mou4 so2 bat1 jung6 kei4 gik6

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(usually disapproving) to resort to every conceivable means; to stop at nothing; to go to any length

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