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疏忽大意

Mandarin · pinyin shū hu dà yì

oversight
negligence
careless
negligent
not concentrating on the main point

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疏: shū · neglect; careless, lax
忽: hū · suddenly, abruptly; neglect
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
意: yì · thought, idea, opinion; think

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1–5–4–4 · shu1 hu5 da4 yi4

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so1 fat1 daai6 ji3

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