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眉毛鬍子一把抓

简眉毛胡子一把抓 · 繁眉毛鬍子一把抓

Mandarin · pinyin méi mao hú zi yī bǎ zhuā

careless
any-old-how, regardless of the specific task

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眉: méi · eyebrows; upper margin of book
毛: máo · hair, fur, feathers; coarse
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子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
把: bǎ · hold, take; guard; regard as
抓: zhuā · scratch; clutch, seize, grab
胡: hú · recklessly, foolishly; wildly

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2–5–2–5–1–3–1 · mei2 mao5 hu2 zi5 yi1 ba3 zhua1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mei4 mou4 wu4 zi2 jat1 baa2 zaa1

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verb

to try to attend to all matters at one

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