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無時無刻

简无时无刻 · 繁無時無刻

Mandarin · pinyin wú shí wú kè

(idiom) (when followed by 不 bù) at no time; never (Note: 無時無刻不 wú shí wú kè bù therefore means "at no time not ...", i.e. "at all times".)
(when not followed by 不 bù) at all times; always

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無: Look up this written character
時: shí · time, season; era, age, period
刻: kè · carve, engrave; quarter hour
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
时: shí · time, season; era, age, period

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2–2–2–4 · wu2 shi2 wu2 ke4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mou4 si4 mou4 hak1

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(idiomatic) at no time; never
(sometimes proscribed) at all times; anytime

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