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疑冰

Mandarin · pinyin yí bīng

ignorant
doubt stemming from ignorance
(a summer insect has no word for ice, Zhuangzi 莊子 Zhuāng zǐ)

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疑: yí · doubt, question, suspect
冰: bīng · ice; ice-cold

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2–1 · yi2 bing1

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ji4 bing1

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