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獨行其是

简独行其是 · 繁獨行其是

Mandarin · pinyin dú xíng qí shì

to go one's own way (idiom); to act independently without asking others

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行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
其: qí · his, her, its, their; that
是: shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
独: dú · alone, single, solitary, only

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2–2–2–4 · du2 xing2 qi2 shi4

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