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處心積慮

简处心积虑 · 繁處心積慮

Mandarin · pinyin chǔ xīn jī lǜ

to plot actively (idiom)
scheming
calculating

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處: Look up this written character
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
積: Look up this written character
慮: Look up this written character
处: chù · place, locale; department
积: jī · accumulate, store up, amass
虑: lǜ · be concerned, worry about

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3–1–1–4 · chu3 xin1 ji1 lu:4

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cyu5 sam1 zik1 leoi6

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(idiomatic) to conspire for a long time

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