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見怪不怪

简见怪不怪 · 繁見怪不怪

Mandarin · pinyin jiàn guài bù guài

(idiom) to have seen sth so often that it doesn't seem strange at all; to be well accustomed (to sth)

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見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
怪: guài · strange, unusual, peculiar
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive

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4–4–4–4 · jian4 guai4 bu4 guai4

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gin3 gwaai3 bat1 gwaai3

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(idiomatic) to keep one's calm in the face of the unexpected; to not wonder at strange sights

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