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胸無宿物

简胸无宿物 · 繁胸無宿物

Mandarin · pinyin xiōng wú sù wù

open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything
ingenuous

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胸: xiōng · breast, bosom, chest; thorax
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宿: sù · stop, rest, lodge, stay overnight; constellation
物: wù · thing, substance, creature
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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1–2–4–4 · xiong1 wu2 su4 wu4

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hung1 mou4 suk1 mat6

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