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無精打彩

简无精打彩 · 繁無精打彩

Mandarin · pinyin wú jīng dǎ cǎi

dull and colorless (idiom); lacking vitality
not lively

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精: jīng · essence; semen; spirit
打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
彩: cǎi · hue, color; variegated colors
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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2–1–3–3 · wu2 jing1 da3 cai3

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(alt-of, alternative, idiomatic) alternative form of 無精打采 /无精打采 (wújīngdǎcǎi, “listless; lackadaisical”)

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