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紋風不動

简纹风不动 · 繁紋風不動

Mandarin · pinyin wén fēng bù dòng

absolutely still
fig. not the slightest change
also written 文風不動

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紋: Look up this written character
風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
纹: wén · line, streak, stripe; wrinkle
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action

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2–1–4–4 · wen2 feng1 bu4 dong4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

man4 fung1 bat1 dung6

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(idiomatic) to be completely motionless; to be absolutely still

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