無邊無垠

简 无边无垠 · 繁 無邊無垠
Mandarin · pinyin wú biān wú yín

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  1. see 無邊無際 wú biān wú jì
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yín · boundary, bank of stream or river
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
边
biān · edge, margin, side, border
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2–1–2–2 · wu2 bian1 wu2 yin2

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