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砍頭不過風吹帽

简砍头不过风吹帽 · 繁砍頭不過風吹帽

Mandarin · pinyin kǎn tóu bù guò fēng chuī mào

to regard decapitation as no more important than the wind blowing off your hat (idiom)

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砍: kǎn · hack, chop, cut, fell
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
過: guò · pass, pass through, go across
風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
吹: chuī · blow; puff; brag, boast
帽: mào · hat, cap; cap-like tops
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
过: guò · pass, pass through, go across
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere

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3–2–4–4–1–1–4 · kan3 tou2 bu4 guo4 feng1 chui1 mao4

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