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積於忽微

简积于忽微 · 繁積於忽微

Mandarin · pinyin jī yú hū wēi

to accumulate tiny quantities (idiom)

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於: yú · yū · in, at, on; interjection alas!
忽: hū · suddenly, abruptly; neglect
微: wēi · small, prefix micro-, trifling
积: jī · accumulate, store up, amass
于: yú · in, on, at; go to; surname

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1–2–1–1 · ji1 yu2 hu1 wei1

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zik1 jyu1 fat1 mei4

Cantonese word readings for 積於忽微. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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