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蠟燭不點不亮

简蜡烛不点不亮 · 繁蠟燭不點不亮

Mandarin · pinyin là zhú bù diǎn bù liàng

some people have to be pushed for them to take action

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
點: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
亮: liàng · bright, brilliant, radiant, light
蜡: là · wax; candle; waxy, glazed; maggot; (same as 䄍) meaning imperial harvest
烛: zhú · candle, taper; shine, illuminate
点: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree

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4–2–4–3–4–4 · la4 zhu2 bu4 dian3 bu4 liang4

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laap6 zuk1 bat1 dim2 bat1 loeng6

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