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無用之樹

简无用之树 · 繁無用之樹

Mandarin · pinyin wú yòng zhī shù

useless person (originally from Zhuangzi's "A Happy Excursion" 逍遙遊)

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無: Look up this written character
用: yòng · use, employ, apply, operate; use
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
樹: shù · tree; plant; set up, establish
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
树: shù · tree; plant; set up, establish

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2–4–1–4 · wu2 yong4 zhi1 shu4

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mou4 jung6 zi1 syu6

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