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視若路人

简视若路人 · 繁視若路人

Mandarin · pinyin shì ruò lù rén

to view as strangers

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視: Look up this written character
若: ruò · if, supposing, assuming; similar
路: lù · road, path, street; journey
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
视: shì · look at, inspect, observe, see

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4–4–4–2 · shi4 ruo4 lu4 ren2

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si6 joek6 lou6 jan4

Cantonese word readings for 視若路人. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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