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無所不談

简无所不谈 · 繁無所不談

Mandarin · pinyin wú suǒ bù tán

to talk about everything

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無: Look up this written character
所: suǒ · place, location; numerary adjunct
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
談: tán · talk; conversation; surname
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
谈: tán · talk; conversation; surname

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2–3–4–2 · wu2 suo3 bu4 tan2

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