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目不轉瞬

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Mandarin · pinyin mù bù zhuǎn shùn

gazing fixedly (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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瞬: shùn · wink, blink; in a wink, a flash
转: zhuǎn · shift, move, turn

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4–4–3–4 · mu4 bu4 zhuan3 shun4

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