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無邊無際

简无边无际 · 繁無邊無際

Mandarin · pinyin wú biān wú jì

(idiom) boundless; limitless

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无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
边: biān · edge, margin, side, border
际: jì · border, boundary, juncture

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2–1–2–4 · wu2 bian1 wu2 ji4

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(idiomatic) boundless; limitless; vast

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