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煉之未定

简炼之未定 · 繁煉之未定

Mandarin · pinyin liàn zhī wèi dìng

to spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision

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之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
未: wèi · not yet; eighth earthly branch
定: dìng · decide, settle, fix
炼: liàn · smelt, refine; distill, condense

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4–1–4–4 · lian4 zhi1 wei4 ding4

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lin6 zi1 mei6 ding6

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