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煩心事

简烦心事 · 繁煩心事

Mandarin · pinyin fán xīn shì

troubles; worries; sth on one's mind

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心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
烦: fán · bother, vex, trouble; troublesome

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2–1–4 · fan2 xin1 shi4

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faan4 sam1 si6

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