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目不窺園

简目不窥园 · 繁目不窺園

Mandarin · pinyin mù bù kuī yuán

lit. not even peek at the garden
fig. to be absorbed in one's studies (idiom)

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目: mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
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園: yuán · garden; park, orchard
窥: kuī · peep, watch, spy on, pry
园: yuán · garden; park, orchard

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4–4–1–2 · mu4 bu4 kui1 yuan2

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